Abstract: The various implementations of the present invention are provided as a computer-based system configured to allow for the creation of a personalized communications network. A message recipient can establish one or more messaging relationships with persons and entities or message originators and configure their message recipient account to receive messages from the message originators without divulging or compromising the message recipient's contact information. The content and messaging platform for delivery of the messages can be customized based on a classification established for each messaging relationship between a message originator and a message recipient. A message originator can utilize the personalized communications network to send messages to multiple message recipients, even if the message originator does not have knowledge of, or direct access to, the contact information for the message recipients.

Abstract: A method of creating a message. The method includes recording a message. The method also includes identifying an audio merge tag in the message. The method further includes replacing the audio merge tag with alternative audio.