{"id":10707,"date":"2016-12-27T18:30:18","date_gmt":"2016-12-27T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallbiztrends.com\/?p=425983"},"modified":"2016-12-27T18:30:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-27T18:30:18","slug":"facebook-messenger-introduces-group-video-chat-with-up-to-six-people-at-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessnewsbox.com\/?p=10707","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Messenger Introduces Group Video Chat \u2014 with Up to Six People at a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Facebook<\/p>\n

Back in September, Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) launched Messenger Instant Video<\/a> to allow Facebook Messenger users to broadcast real-time video in Messenger text exchanges. Now the social networking giant has introduced Group Video Chat in Messenger, a real-time video option that has practical business applications.<\/p>\n

Group Video Chat on Messenger<\/h2>\n

Group Video Chat in Messenger allows up to six people at a time to \u201cchat face-to-face live as a group no matter where you are \u2013 whether you\u2019re down the street or halfway across the world.\u201d Small businesses can use this feature for video conferencing, for example.<\/p>\n

If your group is a little larger, Facebook says not to worry because up to 50\u00a0friends can join in and choose to just listen in and join via voice, or be on camera. Once more than 6 people are on the call, just the dominant speaker is shown to all participants, Facebook said.<\/p>\n

\u201cGroup Video Chat in Messenger makes it simple and seamless to stay connected face-to-face,\u201d explained Facebook\u2019s Stephane Taine, Product Manager, Messenger, in a post announcing<\/a> the news on Facebook’s newsroom blog.<\/p>\n