Wednesday, June 6, 2012

AIRTIME debuts live!


Napster co-founder and co-creator, Shawn Fanning and Sean Parker, unveils Airtime today!



Airtime is a Facebook-connected video-chatting platform on tres chic.  When you log on Airtime.com you see two video-chat windows, a list of your friends from Facebook surfaces to the right of the screen, and a list of your Interest or list of topics on the bottom of the video chat.  The list of interest are highlighted based on commonality.  Airtime can start a random conversation with someone based on these interest or someone who lives in your geographical area.  


Some say it's similar to Google+ or Skype with it's ability to watch YouTube clips while engaging in a video chat together.  Although speculations will have many doubting the potential of the site, the unique ties to Facebook and the 900 million active users, giving it potentially more reach.

Since Airtime is integrated into Facebook, it knows your real identity and can ban you in a hurry if you try and engage in lude video sessions.  The site with snap photos of users periodically to ensure that people are following safety measures.  

Now one question remains: "Will you try Airtime?"

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