Namaste - Indian based alternative to Zoom

Namaste, the new Video Confrencing web app is Introduced as an alternative of popular video confrencing softwares like Zoom, Google Hangouts, Skype etc., At present it is available in beta mode. This app can be accessed from a web browser and no need to install any software. Namaste is developed by a Mumbai (india) based software development company called Inscripts. It is expected that Mobile versions will be expected on Android and iOS platforms by next week.

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Namaste offers users with live calling and chat options. It allows you to invite other users to a conference call using a meeting link and a code. It will allow group video calls with multiple people simultaneously, however, the number of maximum participants has not been revealed yet.. 

Namaste’s mobile app will reportedly let you switch to the rear camera by tapping on the “toggle” option while you are on call. It will also give the option to not use the camera for calls at all and only do an audio call. It also lets you toggle between the screens and check out other meeting participants similar to Zoom. In Namaste, it is not necessary that only the host can invite people to join the meeting, infact, whoever has the meeting details can join it.

The website currently has a note saying that “users may face some temporary connectivity issues with the site as they have been facing tremendous demand, thereby requesting users to check back after some time.

Link: SayNamaste.In/

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Access Instagram Direct Messages from web

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Instagram’s making it easier for people to send direct messages from their browser. The company announced on Friday that it’s rolling out access to DMs on the web to everyone globally. Instagram has been testing web DMs with a small group of users since January, and the experience isn’t changing with the wider rollout. 

Since that test started, Instagram has made small updates to more closely mimic DMs on the app, like including the emoji keyboard and adding a gallery view to photos and videos. Web DMs are especially convenient for people who use Instagram all the time, like reporters, influencers, and social media managers. 

It’s the easiest way to communicate privately on the platform, especially if someone is trying to respond to possibly hundreds of messages a day. Even for non-power users, typing on a laptop keyboard is easier than typing on their phone screen, so they might be more incentivized to chat over Instagram DM if they can access their inbox through a browser. 

Bringing DMs to the web fits with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s broader vision for the company’s future. Zuckerberg told The New York Times last spring that “private messaging, groups, and Stories” were the “three fastest-growing areas of online communication,” and the company announced a year ago that it would shift toward becoming a “privacy-focused communications platform” with a focus on encryption. He also said he eventually wants to allow Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram users to message each other, regardless of the platform they’re using. The browser could potentially play an important role in making this system work, if only to give users even more flexibility about where they have conversations.

News Source: The Verge



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