Great News! One more free way to engage people!
h/t to Ronnie Bincer for this.
Originally shared by Ronnie Bincer
Firefox Hello - video calls/video chat
This video calling feature from Firefox uses WebRTC compatible browsers (Firefox & Chrome are 2 that support it right now). No account setup is required, send a link to the chat and they can join the call with you.
No connection that I see (yet) for a broadcast like a Hangout on Air, and I've not really learned all the details, but the fact you can do a video call with someone without needing to sign in or register will be helpful to many until they run into more limitations.
I've attached this short intro video on FireFox Hello: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPq4xFGzG0
Here's the official announcement page from Firefox/Mozilla:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/hello/
Both users in Firefox works, or one starting in Firefox and the other joining via a link in Chrome could work as well (both support WebRTC).
I'm sure that we'll see more about this soon. It apparently is not a new service, but it has just been re-released.
Have you used it yet?
What are your thoughts on it?
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#FireFoxHello #VideoChat #WebRTC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEPq4xFGzG0
Andrew Hatchett do you now what this means??? I have to put makeup on everyday now so I don't scare people if the call ;-)
ReplyDeleteLeila Martin Not to worry...I have friends, namely Heather Kraafter , over in her community who can make you a custom "Jane Jetson FoneFace Mask" for answering video calls!
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imagine looking like whomever you choose each time you turn it on!!!
ReplyDelete"Today I will be..."
Hmmm, today I'd like to look like Reese Witherspoon. then maybe tomorrow Katherine Hepburn and maybe on Fridays I can be Hulk Hogan This could be fun!
ReplyDeleteoh, I would be Katherine each day!!!! I love it!
ReplyDeleteLeila Martin Wait a minute... are you implying that I too need to start putting on makeup every day so I don't scare people if they call???? :-|
ReplyDeleteYes, Terry Leigh Britton I AM ;-)
ReplyDeleteanybody try this yet? I sent a link to Jim to get on but he's in a lesson
ReplyDeleteYes I tried it a few times, not bad once you make it work, but very basic at this point. I miss a lot of the functionality we have grown used to in Hangouts like screenshare, but good for a no-account-needed video chat.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'm thinking Ronnie Bincer quick, down and dirty chats with our clients who are not aware of hangout calls etc
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