The technology that enables us to communicate is developing faster than the applications that would harness it. With access to multiple inexpensive audio, video, and communications technologies, combined with ubiquitous connectivity and pocket-sized devices, the stage is set for a renaissance in the way we communicate in real time. This presentation analyzes real-world examples in […]
When you want to talk to someone, where do you turn? Skype? Slack or HipChat? Maybe even an old-fashioned telephone? As great (or not) as these are, they all fail in one important way: Context. As developers, why don’t we enable our users to communicate where they are doing everything else, right inside the browser […]
This post is part of a series on the Five Tenets of a Modern, Multi-Modal, Real-Time Communications Application. Fluidity Fluidity is the subject in this second post on the Five Tenets of RTC Apps. I define Fluidity as the ability of a single conversation to move fluidly between various modes of conversation. The most important […]
This post is part of a series on the Five Tenets of a Modern, Multi-Modal, Real-Time Communications Application. Adaptability In this first post on the Five Tenets of RTC Apps, I want to talk about Adaptability. In short, Adaptability is the quality of adapting the communications to the device and capabilities available. In the image […]
