Browser-based video communication has come a long way since the early days of Flash-powered webcam rooms. What began as a ...

Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a member of the Home team. She is a co-lead of the CNET Tips and We Do the Math series, and manages the Home Tips series, testing out ...

Facebook is co-opting some of the top video chat innovations like Zoom’s gallery view for large groups and Houseparty’s spontaneous hangouts for a new feature called Rooms. It could usher in a new era ...

Last week, Facebook launched Messenger Rooms, a video chat service and potential Zoom competitor. Now, Facebook is bringing video chat to Workplace, its Slack alternative. Today, the company ...

Online chat platforms have evolved significantly, offering diverse spaces for connection, community, and expression. If you are part of the LGBTQ+ community or exploring your identity, gay chat rooms ...

Video chat platforms like Zoom have become a lifesaver for millions of people around the world during the coronavirus pandemic. People are using these platforms to host happy hours, business meetings, ...

From virtual cocktail hours to online classrooms, the COVID-19 pandemic has turned Zoom into everyone’s go-to social network. Now Facebook wants to kick the video-conferencing interloper off its turf.

Do chat rooms still exist in 2022? Yes, group chat rooms certainly do! However, chat rooms online have come a long way since the 1990s and early 2000s. Back then people would talk to strangers online ...