by Guest Write
Facebook’s integration of Skype is providing an introduction to video calling to many people who simply did not know that free video calling has already been available on the social network.
Facebook Skype is simply opening up the video calling market on a much larger scale. They are making video calling mainstream, educating and shaping consumers’ appetites.
Video on Facebook, used for one-to-0ne conversations, will mostly benefit parents, grandparents and sweethearts.
by Ben Parr
References to a product called “Vibes” have been found in Facebook’s code, and it could be related to the company’s rumored music service.
The social network launched its Skype-powered video chat service on Wednesday. Part of the process of getting started with the one-on-one video communication product is downloading and installing a program on the desktop.
Eagle-eyed software engineer and researcher Jeff Rose was curious about what he was installing and how it interacts with Skype, so decided to look into the code of the desktop app. In it, he found that the installer supports not one, but two applications. One is called “Peep,” which is related to the video chat client, and one is called “Vibes,” which is apparently related to a music downloading app.
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