ooVoo is a client of a client of mine, that's true. But it is also a meme because like any marketing and promotional campaign, you're really trying to raise awareness of brands and technology -- in this case ooVoo.
What is ooVoo?
ooVoo is a free, real-time video technology that lets consumers experience face-to-face conversations over the Internet. ooVoo’s new video communication service features clear, high-quality video and audio in real-time. By sharing a story, a smile and visible emotions with ooVoo, communication becomes more meaningful and fun.
Who Uses ooVoo?
With ooVoo up to six people can connect on a call at the same time with high-quality audio and video that allows them to see one another, talk and share in the same way they would in person. Consumers only need a broadband internet connection, web camera, speakers and microphone. In addition to video, ooVoo lets consumers send video messages to both ooVoo and non-ooVoo users, Instant Message (IM), and share files, such as documents or pictures—for a complete communication experience.
ooVoo gives consumers:
- A meaningful and fun communication experience
- An easy–to-use and free tool, that can be shared with friends and family around the globe
- A high-quality technology for seeing, talking, IMing, sharing files, or sending video messages
"ooVoo is dramatically changing the way people communicate on a daily basis, allowing them to share real conversations, real emotions and their true personality as though they were in the same room," said Philippe Schwartz, CEO of ooVoo. "Now when people say ’I cannot wait to see you,’ they can immediately share a moment and an actual smile from another continent, across the country or down the street."
Why Use ooVoo?
Communication comes alive with ooVoo’s real-time video. Phone calls, emails and IM lack the ability to convey emotion and often lead to miscommunication. By reducing the latency issues that cause the blurring and delayed video quality often seen in other online video technologies, ooVoo breaks down barriers which have prevented more widespread adoption of video communications in the past.
At the application’s current peak of six-way multi-person video chat, ooVoo will only consume a portion of the bandwidth of a basic DSL (digital subscriber line) or cable connection. While IM and VoIP providers have incorporated video as an add-on feature, ooVoo was developed with video at its core, and delivers the highest-quality multi-party video communication online.
"ooVoo offers a real time video telephony platform with quality audio and video functionality that’s easy to use," said Rebecca Swensen, VoIP services research analyst at IDC. "ooVoo’s platform enables users to maximize the value of the internet and have a connected experience that can improve communications with friends, family, and colleagues."
To further enhance communication and adoption a link to an ooVoo user’s profile can be embedded in an online social networking profile, website or email signature that can automatically launch an ooVoo conversation.
Where to Get ooVoo?
ooVoo is a free and easy to install application available for download at http://www.oovoo.com.
About ooVoo
ooVoo provides free real-time video communication technology, delivering a new way for people to connect. ooVoo’s technology enables people to experience a face-to-face connection and share emotions over the Internet in a way that no other communication medium permits. Delivering the highest quality video and audio, ooVoo provides a seamless and interactive communication experience. ooVoo enables any individual with a computer, broadband connection and a Web camera to communicate in real-time with friends, relatives and colleagues anywhere in the world.
ooVoo is privately held and headquartered in New York, NY. "ooVoo" and "Now You See" are Trademarks of ooVoo LLC.
ooVoo is available for free download at http://www.oovoo.com.
- ooVoo specs:
- Free video chat
- Easy to install (3 clicks)
- Up to 6 friends, family members, colleagues on video at the same time
- Text messaging
- Record and send video messages
- View call history
- Send files up to 25MB, 20 at a time while contact is offline
- Import contacts from address book
- ooVoo me link for website or email signature
- Privacy settings allow you to decide who can ooVoo you
- Video quality -
- System requirements for ooVoo:
- Pentium 4 1Ghz with 256MB of RAM for PC
- G4 and up processors, and OS X 10.4 and up for Mac
- 20MB Hard disk space
- Webcam and Headset
- Broadband connection (Cable, DSL etc..)
- Microsoft Windows 2000, XP or Vista
- Webcams for ooVoo:
- What ooVoo has that others don’t:
- 6 people at a time on live video
- video messaging
- Things you can use ooVoo for:
- family/friend chat
- create foreign language chat room to practice with native speakers and other students
- business video conferencing
- sign language communication
- sending files
- Major forums, blogs, sns, where you can find discussions about ooVoo and user review:
- facebook group
- History of ooVoo
- email, IM, internet phone, ooVoo:
- where did it come from:
- official launch - 6/2007
- Developments on the horizon:
- MAC beta version - end of 2007
- ooVoo to phone conversation
- recording capabilty (PC only) allowing you to capture video chats - January 2008
Some Very Good Reasons to Use ooVoo — How to Use ooVoo
- free
- stay in touch with the kids in college, recently moved away.
- use ooVoo to fill the home up this christmas. Talk with all the kids at once, together
- talk with the whole family at once
- see your friends, family, kids, parents, and grandkids
- can’t make that long trip,
flight or drive to see the family for christmas. bring them into your
home with ooVoo. You don’t have to go anywhere. - great way for family to connect
- good for families that are spread out
- bring the family together this christmas. With ooVoo no matter where they all are they can still see each other and chat.
- can’t make that long trip,
- send text messages
- connect with other ex-pats spread out across the world
- see your friends and families
- can’t get back to the states to see family for christmas? use oovoo to connect.
- Military
- great way for mom’s or dad’s to see their children
- ooVoo donated 500 cameras to the military so that soldiers could connect with their families around christmas
- send video messages to your husband, dad, mom, sister, daughter in the military.
- Business Travelers
- need to have a conference call with several co-workers? 6-way video conference capability
- nice “look and feel” = professional business tool
- customize contacts list
- send files up to 25 MB
- connect with the family while you are on the road. see the kids in real time.
- fun way to leave messages or receive messages from the kids while you are on the road
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ooVoo Press Releases
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ooVoo Humanizes Internet Communication with Free High-Quality Face-to-Face Video
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ooVoo Brings U.S. Air Force Personnel a Little Closer to Home
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ooVoo Named Best in Show at DigitalLife
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ooVoo Releases New Version of its Free Video Chat Software with Increased Video Messaging and Sharing Features, Enhanced Privacy Controls and in Ten Additional Languages
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ooVoo Third Party Reviews
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ZDNet.co.uk: ooVoo - The Next Candidate
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TMCnet Review: ooVoo a new Video/IM communications client
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MarketingRev: Oovoo Offers a New Way to Connect by Video
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