Chat face-to-face online

By James Thornton on 26 July, 2007

Don't get me wrong, I'm not completely against the use of SMS messaging, email, Facebook, MySpace and the like, but I much prefer good old fashioned face-to-face encounters when I talk with my buddies. The webcam is often seen as something of an arcane device these days, yet with a fast Internet connection and a decent bit of software it can help you relive the times when people actually spoke to each other.

Camfrog boasts high-quality videoTwo of my favourite video conferencing apps are Camfrog and ooVoo and both offer you the ability to set up face-to-face chats without any hassle. Camfrog is great because it offers pixel-perfect visuals, and clear, crisp sounds so you almost feel like you're in the same room as the other person. One of the things I love most about it is that you can resize the chat windows, making it great for talking with people who have a different video resolution.

Chat with up to five others on ooVooooVoo is good for chatting with lots of people at once, and you can have up to six people involved in a video conversation at the same time (beware though because this can drain bandwidth somewhat). It's also one of the few programs of its ilk that lets you send video messages via email to a friend or a group of friends. Although the picture quality isn't quite as good as Camfrog, it more than makes up for it in terms of features such as text messaging, file sharing and blog linking.

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    good

    • Sent on 17 Aug 2007
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    • Sent on 12 Sep 2007
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  • Lafeeu Lafeeu

    I write for ooVooworld, the unofficial WOM world for the free video conferencing app ooVoo, and thought it might fill the gap you’re talking about here as it allows you to video conference with up to 6 users - sure, it ain’t 200 but it’s better than 2 - and it’s free. Sounds like it might be the kind of thing you’re looking for here and it’s growing at a pretty rapid rate so they’re certainly doing something right.

    • Sent on 13 Mar 2008
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    I like to make chat.

    • Sent on 09 Oct 2008
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    I like make chats.It makes me inspired to do works.

    • Sent on 09 Oct 2008
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    • Sent on 09 Oct 2008
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    • Sent on 09 Oct 2008
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    • Sent on 19 Nov 2008
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    having a new friend and chat with is very interesting

    • Sent on 10 Mar 2009
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    • Sent on 03 Apr 2009
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    • Sent on 16 Oct 2009
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    I LIKE CHATTING VERY MUCH WHOSOEVER WILL CHAT WITH ME WILL BE VERY HAPPY BECAUSE I CAN GIVE HIM GOOD THINGS BUT I WILL NOT TELL WHICH THINGS. CHATTING MAKES OUR BRAIN FIT AND HEALTHY. OK BYE TAKE CARE

    • Sent on 28 Dec 2009
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    • Sent on 27 Feb 2010
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    • Sent on 08 Oct 2010
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    • Sent on 16 Feb 2011
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    • Sent on 22 Feb 2011
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    i am my sister to video call

    • Sent on 06 Mar 2011
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    I have never done chat on laptop.

    • Sent on 03 Apr 2011
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    any can cht with me

    • Sent on 20 Apr 2011
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    • Sent on 20 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 20 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 24 Aug 2011
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    • Sent on 09 Sep 2011
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    • Sent on 22 Sep 2011
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    i like every one in the world if they are from sudan if they are from south africa if they are from india and also if they from pakistan

    • Sent on 25 Sep 2011
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    i want to install chat face to face in email ID plz install this in my email ID

    • Sent on 24 Oct 2011
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    • Sent on 24 Oct 2011
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    • Sent on 17 Nov 2011
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    • Sent on 22 Jan 2012
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    • Sent on 28 Jan 2012
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    • Sent on 19 Feb 2012
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    charlotte

    • Sent on 05 Apr 2012
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    • Sent on 13 Apr 2012
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