Internet video calling (Skype, Zoom)
Videollamada por internet (Skype, Zoom)
- Date
- 2003-2011 · confidence high
- Place
- Skype, Tallinn, Estonia (2003); Zoom, San Jose, California, United States (2011)
- Credited to
- Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis and Estonian programmers (Skype); Eric Yuan (Zoom); AT&T's Picturephone (1964) as a forerunner
- People
- 👤 Eric Yuan1970–👤 Janus Friis1976–👤 Niklas Zennström1966–
- Field
- Communication
What it is
Free voice and video calls over the internet between computers and phones, and virtual meeting rooms for many participants. They became essential infrastructure during the 2020 pandemic.
What it led to
- Mass remote working and the reshaping of cities and offices
- Video-call fatigue and distance education
- The fall in revenue from international calls
Built on
Made possible
- teleworking
- telemedicine
- online education