Aug. 18, 2022 – Making eye contact and picking up on subtle nonverbal cues that show that someone is listening is nearly impossible on a crowded video conference call. It’s hard to know if others on the call are listening or engaged, especially if they have their video turned off. That lack of social connection … Read more
TikTok is the most downloaded app worldwide with 656 million downloads in 2021, as per a new report. It is followed by other social media apps like Instagram, and Facebook (now Meta) as well as instant messaging platforms WhatsApp and Telegram. Meanwhile, when it comes to category wise distribution, Netflix is the most downloaded entertainment … Read more
The CEO who last week laid off 900 employees in a single Zoom call has apologized after he attracted sharp criticism when the video was posted on social media. Vishal Garg, head of online mortgage originator Better.com, convened employees over the video streaming platform and told them “if you are on this call, you are … Read more
The chief executive of a US mortgage company has drawn criticism after he reportedly fired 900 employees on a Zoom call. ‘I come to you with not great news,’ Vishal Garg, CEO of Better.com, is heard saying at the beginning of the video call made on Wednesday last week. Footage of the call was widely circulated on … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Sameer Raje, GM & India Head, Zoom Video Communications, to know more about surge in demand for video platforms for care of patients via remote examinations. Today, there is a growing focus on value-based care. How are video conferencing applications able to support healthcare organizations to follow this new … Read more
Snapchat desktop app Snap Camera now allows users to apply a Disney/ DreamWorks/ Pixar-like cartoon filter in Zoom calls. The multimedia messaging app has a stylistic cartoon filter in its mobile version that has now made its way to the desktop app. This development will let you look like a DreamWorks-style cartoon on Zoom, though … Read more
Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld, spoke to Ron Emerson, Global Healthcare Lead, Zoom, to know more about the impact and growth of telehealth during the pandemic and the promise it holds for the future. How has technology impacted healthcare industry during the pandemic?The pandemic has completely transformed the healthcare industry to cater to patients, and telehealth … Read more
Google Wifi and Nest Wifi are receiving an update that will allow the routers to automatically prioritise Google Meet and Zoom Meetings traffic over other activities on your home network. The latest update — 20Q4 (13099.118.19) — will give the routers the ability to automatically detect and optimise select video conferencing traffic as preferred activity. … Read more
Zoom has announced new features for its healthcare customers, aiming to make it easier for them to communicate with doctors and medical communities. Organizations with Zoom for Healthcare license can now access features and products like Zoom Chat, cloud recording for clinical applications, and Zoom Phone under its updated business associate agreement (BAA). As per … Read more
By Yi-Zheng Lian The Trump administration says it wants to ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United States, because TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is Chinese. Washington is worried that the personal data of the many millions of Americans using the app could be siphoned off to China and misused. To some, that concern … Read more