With the success of Twitter's Vine app and news that Facebook may be bringing video messaging to its popular Instagram app, it would appear video messaging and sharing is the next big thing in social media. Now, one more in the social networking industry is throwing its hat into the video messaging market.
Video calling service Skype has taken their new video messaging service out of beta testing and made it available to Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Blackberry users. Video messaging will allow Skype users to take a video up to three minutes in length and send that video to specific users on their contacts list, even when that person isn't online to receive it yet.
"Skype is all about keeping people close - but even the best technology can't solve the problem of busy schedules or missed calls," the company wrote in a blog post to announce the news. "Want to say goodnight to your kids while traveling, but you'll be up in the air? Need to wish your dad a happy birthday, but can't seem to catch up? Spot something interesting while you're out and about, and want to share with your friend?
"Skype can help you connect with the special people in your life-even when your schedules conflict," it read.
Sending a video message is as simple as clicking on someone in your contacts list and then the "video messaging" button. Then it's simply a matter of recording. While recording, users can stop and choose to rerecord or delete the message at any time. According to Skype, the recipient will be the only person to see the video message.
Skype's video messaging service is now available on any and all devices that run the program. Users can finally begin sending and receiving video messages like the thousands of people who experimented with it in the beta phase.
Below is a video from Skype, which explains how its new video messaging system works.
