<s>
TalkShoe	B-Application
is	O
a	O
community-based	O
podcast	O
hosting	O
,	O
recording	O
,	O
and	O
storage	O
platform	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
host	O
or	O
participate	O
in	O
live	O
podcasts	O
that	O
were	O
once	O
called	O
"	O
community	O
calls	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
a	O
"	O
call	O
"	O
for	O
short	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
was	O
relaunched	O
by	O
iotum	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
relaunch	O
included	O
the	O
additional	O
of	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
YouTube	O
along	O
with	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
's	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TalkShoe	B-Application
's	O
name	O
is	O
a	O
play	O
on	O
"	O
talk	O
show	O
,	O
"	O
using	O
Ed	O
Sullivan	O
's	O
pronunciation	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
show	O
"	O
as	O
"	O
shoe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TalkShoe	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
hosts	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
register	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
participate	O
,	O
however	O
guests	O
can	O
listen	O
to	O
a	O
show	O
via	O
the	O
web	O
client	O
without	O
registration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
podcast	O
is	O
started	O
by	O
using	O
com	O
's	O
web-based	O
interface	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
categorize	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guests	O
may	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
show	O
using	O
the	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
Live	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
TalkShoe	B-Application
's	O
software	O
allows	O
hosts	O
to	O
start	O
or	O
stop	O
the	O
recording	O
of	O
their	O
podcast	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
mute	O
or	O
unmute	O
the	O
text	O
and	O
voice	O
chat	O
ability	O
of	O
guests	O
in	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TalkShoe	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
May	O
2006	O
by	O
Dave	B-Application
Nelsen	I-Application
,	O
a	O
former	O
employee	O
of	O
the	O
FORE	O
Systems	O
telecommunication	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
talkcasts	B-Application
were	O
by	O
local	O
Pittsburgh	O
personalities	O
,	O
including	O
radio	O
talkshow	O
hosts	O
who	O
simulcast	O
via	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
as	O
another	O
method	O
of	O
broadcasting	O
their	O
show	O
and	O
taking	O
call-ins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2006	O
,	O
talkshow	O
hosts	O
Amber	O
MacArthur	O
and	O
Leo	O
Laporte	O
decided	O
to	O
start	O
hosting	O
their	O
Net	O
@Nite	O
show	O
via	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
increase	O
in	O
traffic	O
to	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
,	O
both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
guests	O
into	O
the	O
Net	O
@Nite	O
show	O
and	O
new	O
listeners	O
and	O
hosts	O
who	O
were	O
introduced	O
to	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
and	O
started	O
shows	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
,	O
caused	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
to	O
put	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
planned	O
features	O
on	O
hold	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
increasing	O
server	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
former	O
Iowa	O
governor	O
Tom	O
Vilsack	O
discussed	O
his	O
presidential	O
policy	O
plans	O
on	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
,	O
appearing	O
on	O
the	O
Regular	O
Guys	O
Show	O
hosted	O
by	O
Kurt	O
Hurner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vilsack	O
came	O
back	O
onto	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Kurt	O
Hurner	O
Show	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
as	O
a	O
representative	O
of	O
the	O
Barack	O
Obama	O
for	O
President	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
iotum	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
TalkShoe	B-Application
was	O
relaunched	O
to	O
include	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
video	O
and	O
a	O
redesigned	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
