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June 5, 2012 06:23 pm GMT
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Face To Face: How Airtime Will Re-Humanize The Internet
One minute into using Airtime I was laughing with someone I'd never met. That's something special when despite all the asynchronous connection, the Internet threatens to make us feel lonely.On Airtime, you experience together thanks to real-time video chat and video sharing. You're both the performer and the audience. When you look at your friend or a stranger you've been paired with, you get their body language, gestures, and attitude.Co-founders Sean Parker and Shawn Fanning tell me that on Airtime "there's a depth of communication that doesn't come through on something like Facebook. It's much higher bandwidth."The Internet doesn't have to isolate us. In fact, it's a party, and Parker and Fanning aim to be the hosts. "Airtime relates people to each other,makes the connections as comfortable as possible. But without a facilitator [like Airtime], the fear of rejection is so powerful" Fanning adds. "People are way moreentertainingthan we give them credit for" Parker adds.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/y2xanX87aP8/
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