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StatusPrivately Held
Websitewww.tokbox.com
Blogwww.tokbox.com/blog
CategoryWeb
Address Palo Alto, CA
USA

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Co-Founder and CTO
Seed investor, Board Observer
Seed investor, Board Observer
Lead Investor, Sequoia Capital

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Tokbox

Tokbox is a web-based video chat application that lets you set-up video chat channels with unregistered users in seconds. The application has a simple user interface with controls for volume, muting and camera off. When you want to invite some to a video chat all you have to do is send them an email link or direct them to your user page. You can also add their Facebook application or embed your video chat channel on your website or MySpace page.

Tokbox also has social-networking features so you can add friends you video chat with often. The product also detects installed cameras and microphones, which is helpful in cutting out technology barriers for mainstream users.

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Tokbox

Websitewww.tokbox.com
StageBeta
Launch DateAugust 15, 2007
Tags video-chat

Toxbox has a very straightforward interface. If some is available to chat all you have to do is push the “Push to Talk” button and you connect, and if the person isn’t available you can leave them video mail or voicemail.

Also, Tokbox allows you to pull the video chat out of the browser and go to other websites or applications without disrupting the conversation. To do this you need to enable browser pop-ups.

Tokbox screenshot
Above: Tokbox Screenshot -- #1

Tokbox Facebook App

StageBeta
Launch DateAugust 15, 2007
Tags video-chat

The Tokbox Facebook app was developed by Ryan Merket and allows you to video chat with your friends or leave video mail and voice mail for your friends directly from your own Facebook profile.

Tokbox screenshot
Above: Tokbox Facebook App Screenshot -- #1

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Barry Spencer - December 30, 2007 at 6:15pm
If you like Toxbox, you might also want to consider Zorap. Zorap is a web based full-media chat application which allows *groups* of people (up to 20) to communicate using audio, video and text. It also allows people to share music, photographs and recorded video - all in real time. The company is in it's infancy right now - so support is limited to XP or Vista and IE. Firefox and Mac support are on their way.
Ted - October 23, 2007 at 7:37pm
A very similar Video-Mailing Platform is emerging from some German students. Their application is called camuki and will be released this winter. Different from TokBox they aim for an easy way to communicate and a lot of fun. Check it out.

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