Four Free Video Chat Applications
The value proposition of video conferencing has become obvious to companies in the wake of moving work offshore as well as the current economic recession. Instead of putting employees on planes and flying them to meetings, it is more cost effective to allow them to use cameras and the internet to see, hear, and collaborate [...]
Read MoreSkype Brings Group Video Chat Into Beta
Skype has added a long awaited feature to it’s service – Group Video Chat. This new feature will let up to five people participate in a video call simultaneously and initially be free of cost. Find out more details inside.
Read MoreChatroulette Leaves Me Bored and Slightly Disturbed
Chatroulette is a service that takes video chat to a whole new level. Not really a level above what you might expect these days on the net, but definitely a different level than what you might be used to. It allows you to video and text chat one-on-one with a random stranger. If you guys [...]
Read MoreTinyChat is the New Hangout Spot
We covered TinyChat back in February, where I explained how it could be the glue to your social networking activity. Tinychat has definitely come a long way since then and gained a lot of popularity. The secret is in it’s simplicity. No account sign-up. Creating a live chat room with video is almost as simple as typing your name.
Read MoreTech Week in Review 10-10-09
Leveraging Adobe’s Real Time Media Flow Protocol, TinyChat now allows rooms with only 2 participants to connect directly with each other for video chat. This allows them to take a little load off their services in those specific cases. Chats with more than 2 people will still have to go through their servers, but they should come out ahead overall. One advantage of using this new Adobe protocol is that most users won’t even need to install any new plugins. (via RWW)
Read MoreTwitcam Makes Live Video Simpler
Video on Twitter has always been dominated by a relatively small group of services, including 12seconds, YouTube, Ustream, and Seesmic. Ustream has always been ahead of the game when it comes to broadcasting live video and integrating the discussion from Twitter. Now, Twitcam has entered the fray, looking to provide you with an easy way to mesh live video with Twitter.
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