Since we live far from our family and from most of our friends, I often chat online. Sometimes it’s difficult to keep track of everyone across the different chat programs. The most frustrating is that the most popular program that I use with my friends often freezes or has odd quirks. I was excited to be introduced to TokBox and a new way to keep in contact with the most important people in my life. You can use it to instant message, video chat, or video message. Just today, my sons and I sent messages to my sister and to my mother. Using your webcam, you can choose a template and send a holiday themed video message. It would be a great way to wish your favorite family members and friends happy birthday or happy holidays.
TokBox works with many of the popular chat programs, like AIM, Yahoo, Google Talk and MSN messenger. We have found it to be one of the easiest to set up as it automatically detects our camera and microphone. We also love that we don’t have to download any software to your computer, although you can choose to download a desktop component. You can also embed TokBox video chat to your blog or social network profile.
To get started, visit TokBox.
