I can see video enhancing many personal calls, such as to distant friends and relatives, traveling family members etc. but from a business perspective, there is an advantage to keeping it audio.

I recall years ago (and I mean years) an app that took instant messaging from typing to talking. Don’t recall the name of the thing, but I tried it once and it creeped me out. Talking to people who I had no clue who they were…weird. This has a similar feel to me.

Not only that, but there’s so much on the line when people can both hear me AND see me. Just like you said, I’ve got to be on my best behavior, on my P&Qs, and at least appear interested.

I, too, wish Scott and Co. the best of luck. It’s just that I’m probably not going to be their ideal customer.

I defer to your experience in telecom from a professional standpoint. But I’d like to point out a huge hole in your logic: ooVoo isn’t restricted to video conferencing. They’re about video conversations, which are supported by other useful features within the application.

You’re thinking of this from a businessman’s perspective. And in these days of multitasking, I agree with you; it’s very hard to give your full attention to a video conference. But if you think about the potential of ooVoo for connecting people on a personal level, there’s much to be considered.

Now more than ever, Americans are more migratory; we uproot our families for jobs and establish ourselves hundreds if not thousands of miles away from relatives. Think about ooVoo’s potential to connect grandparents with their distant grandchildren, or ex-pats with friends and family in their home country. Military personnel can stay in touch with their families without the necessity of a complex satellite linkup at a remote location.

And what about the Deaf community? There’s an underserved population in the telecom industry if I ever saw one. ooVoo is a perfect solution for them.

I assure you that these groups – which are core to ooVoo’s target demographic – will not be lazy when it comes to video communication. They have every reason to be motivated to use it.

I think there’s much more potential to ooVoo’s success than you give them credit for. And it comes down to thinking about them more broadly than a B2B conferencing service.

You bring up some legitimate points, but who says it’s strictly for corporate conference calls? I mean, I agree if you’re on a one hour call, but I have a feeling that ooVoo will be popular with smaller groups, teens, ect.

Granted, I have to make sure my shirt is decent and I’m wearing makeup/hair done etc. to jump on a business video call, but it sure is easier than being on location. As far as video chatting with friends/socially, yep, some people are going to mute themselves while they are typing and reading emails, and some people are going to look disinterested. It works the same in ‘real life’. When you are standing in a circle of 5 other people and having a conversation, just take a look at the body language. Same thing.