A Second Phone Number Is the Gateway to the American Dream
Wouldn’t it be a dream to have a view of the beach while you work? Not just a poster, but the actual beach — gulls cawing, waves splashing, and that s...
Stop Robotexts: You Don’t Want That Smoke
Annoyances come in all sorts of flavors. Those pants you ordered online don’t fit how you thought they would. Music these days isn’t as good as it was...
Robocalls v Spam: Dawn of Justice
Misunderstandings are the worst. If you’ve ever seen the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it includes a huge misunderstanding. Spoiler alert:...
Using Your Small Business Advantage Versus Goliath
You probably know the story of David and Goliath — well, at least the gist of it: Goliath was a giant and David was a regular-sized dude with a s...
Thumbtel Is Now Part Of The YouMail Family
Today, we are announcing that YouMail has acquired Thumbtel, a maker of really cool communication apps. These include the Hullomail visual voicemail a...
Freedom of Voice (Mail)
What is America without choice? Every day, we choose between DoorDash and Postmates, iOS and Android, Coke and Pepsi. Imagine a world without choice....
Five Things You Need to Improve Your Business Phone Service
You’re starting or growing a small business. You have a great idea, and need traction in the market. Your website needs to look legit. You need produc...
Do Robocalls Affect Elections?
Isn’t it funny to think back to “simpler times”? Some might say things were better back then. Remember the Michael Douglas film Falling Down, in which...
STIR/SHAKEN Is Great, But It’s No Silver Bullet
As COVID cases spike and the world finds itself in dicey territory, one ray of sunshine appears to be how close we are to a vaccine. Inject everyone w...
When Opportunity Knocks, You Don’t Say “Press 9 to Return to the Previous Menu”
You know the old saying, “The phones are lighting up”? It probably elicits very different visuals depending on your age. A younger person might think...
Election Calls: When Privacy Meets Voter Turnout
At YouMail, we’ve been tracking calling campaigns related to the elections as many of our users have reported them as spam or scams. Earlier during El...
There’s a Robocall for That: Scammers Take Advantage of California Fires
The robocall scammers hit close to home last week. YouMail is based in Irvine, right in the middle of Orange County. We've been here for a whi...