In a sweeping development, Facebook has announced Skype video chat integration on its page. The move is apparently a reply to Google’s recently launched social networking sites Google+ and Hangouts. However, there have been speculations over a Facebook and Skype collaboration to bring video chatting on Facebook for a year.
Arrival of Skype chat on Facebook is not at all a surprise because the social networking and VoIP companies have earlier reached in a partnership, which realized the integration of Facebook social data on Skype client. The Skype-powered Facebook video chatting will be a great advantage for people, who are largely tied-up with the world’s No. 1 social networking site. Now, Facebook users will not have to switch to any other services to do video chatting with friends.
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1. How you can avail
The task of integrating Skype video chat on Facebook is simple and hassle-free. The users just need to download a plug-in to run Skype chat on their Facebook profile. The entire process may take only 10 to 30 seconds, claim Facebook engineers. You need not install any complicated external programs or software items to run the video chat on Facebook.
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2. Problem with existing set-up
To integrate Skype video chat on its page, Facebook will have to bring some design changes. Current format of Facebook page is not fit to include video chat feature. The major design change will be to adjust the width of the screen to slot in Skype video chatting. With the changes, users will be able to access the frequently contacted connections with a single click. Also, there will be a nice-looking video chatting interface on your Facebook page.
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3. An answer to Google
No doubt, Skype video chat on Facebook comes in as an answer to Google+Hangouts. The Web search giant has just unveiled its new social networking site Google+ with the advanced video chatting facility. Facebook might have taken haste steps to integrate video chatting on its page in order to thwart all potential challenges from Google+ Hangouts.
With video chatting included, Facebook, that already remains as the world’s top social networking site with 500 million plus members, will become a more comprehensive social media platform. It is difficult to predict whether Google+ can pose any threats to Facebook with video chatting and many other incredible features.
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4. Effect on social networking experience
The entire Facebook experience will undergo drastic change with the video chat slotted in it. Facebook already has all social media features except video chatting. Indeed, video chatting has been largely awaited by millions of Facebook users for some time around. This video calling feature will prove to be a milestone in making Facebook a truly and perfect social media.
