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The most important website for the future of the Internet over the next 5 years
- drp 17y agoRemember when video conferencing was the future? The new future is video conferencing without the video, just the audio!
- samh 17y agoWell maybe. But I don't see a lot of hype about voice communication on the web. I am really surprised it's so poorly supported by browsers. Even voice chat had privacy and umm appropriateness issues, but video chat, fuuurgedaboutit.
- tghw 17y agoIt's because they already have that technology. It's called the telephone.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoDisagree. Sorry, but I rather like keeping random strangers on the Internet at arms length, despite our shared interest in "grilled salmon recipes" or whatever I'm googling at the moment. In terms of intimacy, I view communications like this: Email -> Chat -> Voice -> Video -> In-person Chat is already a stretch for the most part, in terms of stretching my comfort level. Have you participated in the live chat on justin.tv? Yeah, now imagine if that were voice. No thanks.
- johnl 17y agoI agree, sounds scary.
- InclinedPlane 17y agoYes. Because transforming the web into a conference call is not only revolutionary, but what everyone really, truly wants. Or not. I haven't seen many predictions that are as off the mark as this one.
- david 17y agoWe can already talk over the internet, putting it in a website isn't really that revolutionary.
- est 17y ago> the future of the domestic Internet over the next 5 years FTFY Not every Internet user speaks the same language. Unless Google's realtime audio translator works at amazing accuracy.
- adatta02 17y agowe've all seen how well voice chat works on say multiplayer console games...no thanks.
- walesmd 17y agotinychat.com - been there done that