Facebook adds Skype video chat feature

[shakirmoledina]

Facebook has announced a partnership with Skype to add video chat to the social networking site.

The move is likely to be seen as a shot across the bow of Google, which recently launched a Facebook rival, Google+, also featuring video calling.

At launch, Facebook's video chat service will only be able to connect two users face-to-face, whereas Google's system allows group video calls, known as Hangouts.

Mr Zuckerberg said that it was likely that other "premium" Skype functions would be added in future.

This is not the first time Facebook and Skype have teamed up - they already share some instant messaging tools.

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PS - Google is so powerful that two companies have to come together to match its abilities

 

[Holified 2x]

Nice no need for my Skype app on my Pc anymore

 

[Heran Bago]

I know skype is tight-fisted about multi-person video calls but that's the only way it would interest me.

 

[chris888222]

I sorta expected this

What's next? Live cross messaging?

 

[JackDeeEss]

They need to spend less time adding new stuff and FIXING THE ACTUAL CHAT ;o;

 

[FireGrey]

Google+ is looking better for me, though i think my friends won't be switching to it..

 

[TheDarkSeed]

Nice no need for my Skype app on my Pc anymore

|That is of you don't group chat much...

 

[Pong20302000]

facebook mobile gets this feature then FREE VIDEO CALLS
long as you get free data

 

[redact]

meh, i'm sticking to facebook...

 

[OmegaVesko]

Nice try Facebook, Google+ still beats you.

 

[KingdomBlade]

Nice try Facebook, Google+ still beats you.

Please, do explain to me how Google+ will steal the gigantic userbase Facebook as developed? Oh that's right, it won't.

 

[prowler]

Please, do explain to me how Google+ will steal the gigantic userbase Facebook as developed? Oh that's right, it won't.

That's what they said about My_____.

 

[KingdomBlade]

Please, do explain to me how Google+ will steal the gigantic userbase Facebook as developed? Oh that's right, it won't.

That's what they said about My_____.

I doubt that Facebook's insane userbase, composed of an extreme variety of people including old ladies and middle aged parents, will suddenly shift to Google+ for some reason.

 

[FireGrey]

It's gonna be so weird saying to my friends "you going on google later"

 

[Satangel]

Nice try Facebook, Google+ still beats you.

Please, do explain to me how Google+ will steal the gigantic userbase Facebook as developed? Oh that's right, it won't.

QFT, Google won't succeed, simple as that. If none of my friends use it, I'm not going to use Google +.

 

[NiGHtS]

This is awesome!

Can't wait for this to go live!