VoiceThread is an interesting new site that allows you to add a voice commentary to images. VoiceThread introduces Group Audio Blogging (GAB) to the Internet. Voicethread allows Internet users to create “voicebooks” which can be added to blogs, social networking websites and personal websites or hosted free of charge on Voicethread.com.

Create voicebooks are much the same way a blogger would create a post or a page on a social networking site. While a blog is mostly written, a voicebook gives the distinct benefit of recorded group conversation.

“Voicebooks transform any image into a discussion that can be shared not only over the Web, but over time. Like a Tivo for voice conversations, you can contribute whenever you want,” said Ben Papell, Co-Founder of Voicethread.com. “The conversations are more thoughtful, they can be saved forever, and they’re easily shared.”

Voicebooks are in no way limited to blogs and can be used by all Internet users for an array of purposes, from personal stories to educational projects and marketing tools.

Here are other uses of a voicebook:

• Students can record their friends’ voices in an audio yearbook
• MySpace users can enhance their profiles and use voicebooks to leave recorded messages for their friends
• Service men and women deployed abroad can read a bed-time story to their children

With VoiceThread, Bloggers can easily add a voicebook to their blog and encourage an audio debate among readers.

More information on Group Audio Blogging is available at http://www.voicethread.com.