Can I Make International Video Conference Calls With Tokbox?

Tokbox is an in-browser live video calling application that allows you to see and hear another person in real time. You don't need to download and install anything, you just need a web cam and microphone. Many computers have one built in. You can also conference with multiple users, setting this service apart from its competition. You may add as many users to a call as you like. Tokbox works with existing instant message services including MSN, Yahoo and AIM so you can add your IM accounts and chat with those contacts. You can also embed Tokbox anywhere on the web (Like your social networking profile, blog or personal or business web page) with the following code: <object width="401" height="365"><param name="movie" value="http://www.tokbox.com/b/-1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.tokbox.com/b/-1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="401" height="365"></embed></object><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyMzE2NDM3MTM3NjEmcHQ9MTIzMTY*MzcyMDI5MiZwPTEzODUxJmQ9Jmc9MSZ*PSZvPTdkNzI5ZmIxMDQ1MzQ4Mzg5ZjdmZmE2ZGZiYTA5YWQy.gif" /> Then provide your contacts with a URL to the page so that they can use the Tokbox to call you. This means that literally anyone in the world with Internet access can participate. If you want to hold an international conference, simply provide all participants with the URL to your Tokbox page.

The benefits of using Tokbox include price, ease of use and versatility. Tokbox is completely free, even when talking to international users. It has a very simple interface that gets you and your contacts video conferencing live with literally a few clicks of the mouse. Tokbox is also versatile because it works straight from the web browser making it accessible around the world and simple to use. It works with IM applications and can be embedded to any website you choose.

Tokbox offers some very appealing features. Here are the ones you need to know about: - Free video chat, including video conferencing for unlimited participants - Add contacts via web email account, search for existing users, add IM contacts and invite by email - Send and receive video email - Text chat via full-featured IM client - Create a profile to share with other users - Post URL to Twitter so your Twitter contact can join in

While using an online video service to conduct business meetings over long distances is an alternative to spending money on a trip to meet in person, don't assume that face-to-face contact can be replaced with video chat in all situations. If having a face-to-face meeting is possible, consider your desired outcomes and realize that while video is a big step up from an email, it still might not be quite as effective as personal contact. If establishing rapport and fostering a personal relationship is a goal, video might not be your best choice unless it's your only choice.

Tokbox is a startup located in San Fransisco, CA. Founder Ron Hose started Tokbox in 2007. This type of technology combines two previously existing technologies--VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, and streaming video. VoIP has been around in some form since the Internet was developed. Voice was first transmitted on the early Internet in 1973 and has been available to end users since the 1980s. Streaming video has been a goal since computers were developed, but limited technology made it impossible until much more recently. Increased access to the Internet, greater bandwidth and standard formats and protocols made streaming media over the Internet for a general audience of home PC users possible starting in the late 1980s and 1990s.