Facebook Punch to Google

Facebook is set to unveil video chat powered by Skype at its headquarters in Palo Alto, California. Facebook announced, Wednesday they are integrating Skype into their platform, allowing Facebook users the opportunity to video chat with their friends.


According to Mark Zuckerberg, “The video calling is so great and it’s so easy. Your least-technical friend is going to be able to get online with video chat and get connected. You’ll connect with your friends on the social network that already has all your friends.”
Zuckerberg has to take some fun in punching back against Google. With Microsoft already agreeing to purchase Skype for some $8.5 billion, it appears that battle lines have been drawn: Facebook, Skype, and Microsoft are teaming up to take on the mighty Google.


Mark Zuckerberg does not stop here. In a press conference at Facebook’s Palo Alto headquarters, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network is releasing Group Chat to its 750 million members. The multi-person chat feature was inspired by the chat functionality inside Facebook Groups and will be incorporated in the new design of Facebook Chat. Group Chat will be rolled out to users beginning Wednesday. Facebook video chat engineer Phillip Su says of the new feature. “To include more friends in your conversation, simply select Add Friends to Chat.”