Livetext a Free Android App a new social networking app from Yahoo, a social app as defined by what it doesn't do as by what it does.
The app lets users chat one-on-one while streaming video and sending text messages and emoji. There's no voice chat, no group chat and no option to share links to other media. You can't archive or record conversations within the app. Those were all design decisions to keep the app narrowly focused on personal interaction and in-the-moment conversation, Yahoo executives said.
The combination of video and text makes it hard to compare it directly to any other popular messaging service out there. Think of it as a an update on the silent movie. Or, if you prefer, a live gif.
Including audio chat can sometimes discourage people from firing up an app, said Adam Cahan, the company's senior vice president of video, design and emerging products. In a New York presentation streamed online Wednesday, Cahan said that Livetext is designed to be used for when you may not want to talk to someone -- maybe you're at work, in line somewhere or in a crowded place -- but you want to show off your surroundings. Cahan said Yahoo looks at Livetext as a complement to other messaging programs, and as a product that can carve out its own niche.
Avalable to for iPhone, visit :
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yahoo-livetext-video-messenger/id995121875?mt=8
Source: http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/125351474614/yahoo-livetext-a-new-way-to-connect
The combination of video and text makes it hard to compare it directly to any other popular messaging service out there. Think of it as a an update on the silent movie. Or, if you prefer, a live gif.
Including audio chat can sometimes discourage people from firing up an app, said Adam Cahan, the company's senior vice president of video, design and emerging products. In a New York presentation streamed online Wednesday, Cahan said that Livetext is designed to be used for when you may not want to talk to someone -- maybe you're at work, in line somewhere or in a crowded place -- but you want to show off your surroundings. Cahan said Yahoo looks at Livetext as a complement to other messaging programs, and as a product that can carve out its own niche.
Avalable to for iPhone, visit :
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yahoo-livetext-video-messenger/id995121875?mt=8
Source: http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/125351474614/yahoo-livetext-a-new-way-to-connect
