Comments on: Can you see me now? Video messaging and the future of communication http://gigaom.com/2013/02/15/can-you-see-me-now-video-messaging-and-the-future-of-communication/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:00:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Joe Wargo http://gigaom.com/2013/02/15/can-you-see-me-now-video-messaging-and-the-future-of-communication/#comment-1313182 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:44:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=611187#comment-1313182 The need for faster and more bandwidth networks and better wireless coverage is critical for the growing demand of video on smart devices. Current mobile networks can’t keep up with the growing demand. More LTE coverage will need to be deployed.

]]> By: rsingh05 http://gigaom.com/2013/02/15/can-you-see-me-now-video-messaging-and-the-future-of-communication/#comment-1312267 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 02:24:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=611187#comment-1312267 Stacey,

Great post. I agree that networks are a bottleneck, especially over 3G/HSPA. Video Calling over steady LTE and Wi-Fi works well in my experience. I think Video Calling adoption is going to grow in both personal and business settings, and will force carriers to adapt (i.e. LTE coverage everywhere).

You make another great point about combining Video/Voice with the written word. We believe its equally applicable in the Business world and *shameless plug* we just launched AstralPad Office Collaboration today to combine Office Productivity with Video Collaboration on the iPad. Imagine having a face to face conversation with your colleague while working together on a word, spreadsheet or presentation document from your iPad. Give AstralPad a try – simultaneous Video Calling and Content sharing works quite well over LTE or Wi-Fi.

Rahul
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]]> By: Josh Goldberg http://gigaom.com/2013/02/15/can-you-see-me-now-video-messaging-and-the-future-of-communication/#comment-1312141 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:36:53 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=611187#comment-1312141 Nobody wants a video call while they’re driving, in the bathroom, bad hair day, etc.

]]> By: realjjj http://gigaom.com/2013/02/15/can-you-see-me-now-video-messaging-and-the-future-of-communication/#comment-1312128 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 19:10:21 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=611187#comment-1312128 Video sounds cool until you think about it a bit.
Video has been around for a while but you got more privacy with other options and having to point the device at yourself and being away from the mic is far from ideal.
If there is a trend then it has to be less voice and more text but i highly doubt that video is gaining more market share ,it’s most likely growing just because more folks are able to use it..
Then you got to factor in the next form factor , if it’s Google Glass like you can’t even do it (it does ,however , enable one to share his POV), if it’s a wrist band then it’s a lot more practical for video calls but the device is less useful.
You hear a lot that nobody calls anymore and i think that’s a far more interesting subject , would be nice to have some stats about how much of our communications are over IM or TXT and how much is voice,especially for the younger generation.
As for email that’s a bit outdated already.

]]> By: tomclark1 http://gigaom.com/2013/02/15/can-you-see-me-now-video-messaging-and-the-future-of-communication/#comment-1312101 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:25:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=611187#comment-1312101 Reblogged this on Tom Clark and commented:
This is a pretty interesting realization of bandwidth not being able to keep up with our communication if you have a few seconds to read it.

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