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Google is rolling out its Hangouts On Air feature on its Google+ social network to all of its users around the world. Google had initially offered up the feature to a limited number of users of its social network, but as of Tuesday, it has now opened up access for everyone. Google originally launch the service last year, "Since then, this small community has grown the feature in lots of creative ways. And they’ve made one thing crystal clear: when groups of passionate individuals can...

A new survey carried out by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project looked at how teenagers use video chat to communicate. Pew surveyed 799 teenagers between 12- to 17-years old during April 19 through July 14, 2011 for the study. The research firm found that 95 percent of teenagers use the Internet, whether for online video chat or logging into Facebook. According to the survey, 37 percent of teens participate in video chats with others using applications...

9,000 Businesses using ClickDesk now enjoy ability to reach customers directly over Skype Chat. SUNNYVALE, CA (PRWEB) February 14, 2012 ClickDesk, the first social live chat service to integrate social communications and voice chat support (VoIP) into the fastest live chat service, today announced it has included complete integration with Skype to its multichannel customer support offer. By integrating Skype with ClickDesk, customer agents will now be able to handle support requests...

Some 9 months after returning to the helm of the world’s most beloved web juggernaut, Google CEO Larry Page was able to boast some impressive numbers at the company’s quarterly earnings call last week. According to the most current statistics, the internet giant’s social media network Google+ doubled its number of users in three months to 90 million. And according to the report, those are just idle accounts. With some 60 percent of its registered users using the network daily and...

As sellers, it is important to provide buyers with tools for easy communication. Tools such as email and telephone number are fine, with “Store Live Chat” by 3Dsellers, customers can now communicate via a Live Chat that’s customized for the eBay platform. Herzeliya, Israel (PRWEB) December 22, 2011 “Store Live Chat” by 3Dsellers.com is an approved eBay app that can be found on eBay’s app center. With this app any eBay seller can take customer support to a higher level. "Store...

BOSTON and STUTTGART, Germany, Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- IM+ announces today its own cross-platform messenger "Beep" for iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. With Beep, IM+ users are now able to chat with contacts from their phone's Address Book as well as with IM friends in a single unified interface. "6.1 trillion SMS text messages were sent in 2010. We believe, there is a huge market to disrupt," said Igor Berezovsky, IM+ CEO. "IM+ unites everything a person needs...

Researchers from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University say that Skype can be used to track the locations of users over time and peek into their peer-to-peer file-sharing activity, Emma Woollacott for TG Daily reports. The glaring security flaws uncovered in Skype, which claims more than a half-billion registered users, and other voice over IP (VoIP) systems potentially allow hackers to access user identities and locations. One report suggests that one in five overseas calls...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill., Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaggle, the leading provider of safe online communication and productivity tools, announced today a powerful new addition to their Gaggle Apps solution with the release of Gaggle Instant Messaging. Users can see who is online and instantly chat with current Gaggle Social Wall friends or add Chat buddies right from their Chat window. Like all of Gaggle's tools, student access can be restricted to the district, school, class, or just teachers....

Premium Feature add-on for Bria iPhone and Android softphones to include support for real-time presence management and enable users to send messages across supported IM services - corporate, Google Talk, Facebook and more VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - For many business users and consumers, having access to instant messaging (IM) is as important as access to voice services or email. As communications increasingly become mobile, the expectation that users be able to...

Voxeo's Phono Mobile allows you to add amazingly clear voice calls and instant messaging to iOS and Android apps. Orlando, FL (PRWEB) July 22, 2011 Voxeo Labs, the open-source and developer-focused innovation division of Voxeo, today announced the immediate availability of Phono Mobile. The Phono Mobile toolkit leverages Javascript and HTML5 to enable high-quality voice and instant messaging features on millions of mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and any Android...