Abstract: A method for managing a conversation stream being recorded contemporaneously with the conversation in which at least one participant is engaged in a discussion and wherein the at least one participant is communicating with the aid of a computer enabled interface for placing metadata tags, flags and notes in a file associated temporally with the audio stream of the recording. The method includes the steps of recording a live audio conversation in a recorded audio stream created contemporaneously with the discussion among or between conversation participants, generating at selected times contemporaneously with the recording step associated metadata representing specific points of interest, and analyzing the metadata to extract management information pertinent to the audio conversation.

Abstract: A computer system providing access to both the Internet and the publicly switched telephone network allows providing an additional dimension of information capture for oral examinations, dating services, oral histories and storytelling.