Who knew that our smart phones can do more than just upload cute videos of cats? According to this article by CNN, smart phones are affecting how we ascertain information about emergencies, as well as how first responders approach the event. Have you ever tweeted about an emergency event, or received urgent information via social media on your phone?
Facebook has unveiled a new Skype-powered feature that allows you to video chat with your friends.
Facebook says it will be rolling things out over the next several days; however, you can get access right now with this link.
In short time, you should see the video call button appear in your chat window, which will allow you to quickly start up a video chat with your online friends.
After some failed attempts at the social web with Wave and Buzz, Google has unwrapped its new social agenda: Google+. It’s still in soft launch flavor right now as an invitation-only product; however, Google spilled all the details in a blog post for the product’s launch.
Check out the above video and link for details, or head straight on over to Google+ to sign up for your invite.
So I logged onto Xbox LIVE last night for a little Halo 3 multiplayer, and was surprised to see Facebook on my dashboard.
Sure enough though, Facebook made the official connection to Xbox LIVE yesterday. I haven’t had the chance to give it a full run through (and I’m not sure I really want to connect with all my Facebook friends on my Xbox), but it’s still one of those big steps in our ever-expanding social world.
There’s a lot more detail on the connection over at the Facebook Blog.