A new service from Vivox will make it possible for any Facebook user to have a voice conversation with anyone else on the social network. The new Vivox voice chat system for Facebook will allow any ...

In the early days of the internet, online conversations were an event. The technology was novel, and it was suddenly possible to socialize with a whole bunch of friends at a distance, all at once. No ...

Facebook Chat is a wonderful little service opening you up to the incessant, sub-literate, real-time blatherings of the wide array of superficial acquaintances you’ve coalesced over the many years: ...

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Audio-based social media is all the rage these days—just ask Clubhouse and the countless clones that have sprung up in the past few days as companies race to get a piece of this audio cake. And I say ...

Facebook now lets you create and customize a cartoon version of yourself to use on the social network and other messaging services. In addition, you can use your Facebook avatar as a sticker in apps ...

Facebook is jumping into the video chat game with Messenger Rooms, a new feature that allows up to 50 people to take part in a video chat, even if they don't have Facebook accounts. The social media ...

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Friday the company is introducing 50-person video chatrooms. This would likely compete with other videochatting apps, notably Zoom, which has seen huge gains ...

Facebook’s internal R&D group, NPE Team, has today launched a new app called CatchUp that makes it easier for friends and family in the U.S. to coordinate phone calls or set up group calls with up to ...

The update is part of the company's years-long goal to rebuild its core services around encryption, privacy and interoperability. Facebook is adding tighter integrations between Instagram and ...

Facebook is co-opting some of the top video chat innovations like Zoom’s gallery view for large groups and Houseparty’s spontaneous hangouts for a new feature called Rooms. It could usher in a new era ...

Facebook Messenger and Instagram’s direct messaging services will be integrated into one system, Facebook has announced. The merge will allow shared messaging across both platforms, as well as video ...