Comments on: Orgoo Throws Hat into Video Chat Ring

By: Orgoo To Offer True Webmail To Existing Social Networks

Orgoo To Offer True Webmail To Existing Social Networks — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:27:05 +0000

[...] wouldn’t necessarily stop at email. Orgoo would like to white label its instant messaging and video chat capabilities as well. The former would be particularly appealing to networks other than Facebook, [...]

By: David Shiboleth

David Shiboleth — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:08:05 +0000

There was a social networking site called “theloop.com” in 2004-2005 that offered a similar service – yet it went off line after a few months.

By: Brian Phillips

Brian Phillips — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:28:46 +0000

Hi, this Brian from TokBox. Just wanted to clarify that text chat is available with all TokBox video calls. That includes calls originating at Tokbox and Meebo.

We haven’t spent much time iterating on text chat recently, in favor of keeping up with demand for video calls.

For TokBox (and perhaps others), the number of simultaneous peeps for video calls is a human interaction question, not a technical challenge. It can be tricky to have a meaningful conversation with 20 people simultaneously.

As always, we welcome any feedback and suggestions from you guys. -BP

By: Welcome Orgoo To The Video Chat Market - Betaflow

Welcome Orgoo To The Video Chat Market - Betaflow — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:19:41 +0000

[...] TechCrunch has good coverage… [...]

By: Robert Ergenheizen

Robert Ergenheizen — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 04:38:09 +0000

aren’t we trying to make video calling as easy to use
as a telephone - so the mums and dads can get the
benefits of all this cool 2.0 technology.

I am 58 years old this year, and although, i am
nifty on a computer, my wife , is a newcomer,
and simply freezes up at the complexity of placing
a call. That is , until she got her hands on mebeam,
an absolute pleasure to use..

By: Frank Church

Frank Church — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:36:03 +0000

Many of these very small companies have not had to really scale yet. Once they get substantial usage, I’m sure they’ll suffer outages. There certainly seems to be plenty of competition, which means the barrier to entry is low. Good luck people!

By: Martina Papoulos

Martina Papoulos — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 02:53:17 +0000

I think mebeam is the clear winner here.,
when it comes to speed, and natural video
motion and audio quality. IMHO a perfect
userinterface, because there really isnt one.
It records, plays back , does 16 people at once,
and instant availability without needing to login
or signup.

By: Monika

Monika — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:12:35 +0000

There is also PalBee.com which supports up to 6 people and allows you to collaborate on white board and share photos/power points.

By: Sarah Macolino

Sarah Macolino — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:27:15 +0000

Kept crashing for me , but i have tried oovoo which i do like,

but recently we have swapped to mebeam, unless something

really spectacular is releeased, we’re unlikely to change ,

mainly because how well it works, all the time.

By: Peter Antypas

Peter Antypas — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:47:12 +0000

Projected 2010 usage stats (assuming Orgoo still exists):

Business/productivity: 10%
Chat: 40%
@10: 50%

By: Morgan

Morgan — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:32:13 +0000

I think orgoo is a perfect name for what this service is likely to usually be used for.

By: Ryan Kaitol

Ryan Kaitol — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:11:56 +0000

Mebeam have just added jabber connectivity, and the ability
to playback video conferences for free, with unlimited storage.

The interface, is very bare, but its nice and light.
rk

By: Hustle Strategy

Hustle Strategy — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:59:31 +0000

Might have to give this a try, been using oovoo for multi chatting and it seemed decent. MySpace and other groups could have lots of fun with this type of service.

By: Jon Bischke

Jon Bischke — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:50:54 +0000

Orgoo is killer. While it might be a little tough to understand upfront what they are doing when you dig a little deeper you realize these guys are really on to something.

By: MikeT

MikeT — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:50:41 +0000

videochatting… that’s pretty cool!
I think global corporations would use it a lot because video conferencing costs a lot (I use it at work and know the price).
A suggestion I would make: create a version of it that would match corporate standards of security and it will be attractive to the big guys with lotza money.

By: Ross

Ross — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:50:19 +0000

It is very buggy from using it just for a few minutes today.

By: na

na — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:46:00 +0000

Another baby-talk name “web 2.0″ company.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:37:43 +0000

Thanks for the great article Mark. Just to clarify, we have met with MySpace to discuss a number of things, however there is no official relationship.

We love to hear user feedback. Any suggestions or comments can be sent to feedback@orgoo.com.

Thanks,

Michael Kantor
CEO
Orgoo

By: Snyggast

Snyggast — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:25:18 +0000

@ 1

stickam.com is pretty popular ..been chatting there for over a year.

By: college forum

college forum — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:10:15 +0000

I just don’t see video chat catching on to the masses any time soon. Not until all computers come equipped with cams.