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Mobile video calls the next frontier, says Skype head - 0 views
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Not mentioned in the article, but maybe our video calls will be sponsored with ads. The phonecall is really a one-to-one form of communication that can't currently be touched by ads since no one wants their audio to be interrupted by audio. But an ad could easily be placed in a video chat without interfering with the communication experience.
The Place Of The Telephone Call In Today's World - PSFK - 0 views
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These new forms of communication [texting, chatting, and social-network messaging] have exposed the fact that the voice call is badly designed. It deserves to die. Consider: If I suddenly decide I want to dial you up, I have no way of knowing whether you’re busy, and you have no idea why I’m calling. We have to open Schrödinger’s box every time, having a conversation to figure out whether it’s OK to have a conversation. Plus, voice calls are emotionally high-bandwidth, which is why it’s so weirdly exhausting to be interrupted by one.
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