Last week, Facebook launched Messenger Rooms<\/a>, a video chat service and potential Zoom competitor. Now, Facebook is bringing video chat to Workplace<\/a>, its Slack alternative. Today, the company introduced Workplace Rooms<\/a>, a “virtual meeting space,” where users can host video calls with up to 50 people. <\/p>\n There’s no limit on how long the meetings can be, and you don’t need a Workplace account to join a call. Workplace users can create video call links from Workplace Chat, Groups, News Feed or Portal and share them in a chat, post, email or text. The feature also offers screen sharing for easy collaboration, and you can lock a room to prevent others from joining it — no “zoombombing”<\/a> here. You can also remove participants if necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The move suggests that Facebook wants to compete with Zoom in both formal and informal settings. It’s also another dig at Slack<\/a>, which added a Microsoft Teams video call option<\/a> last month. According to Facebook, Workplace has five million paid users, an increase of two million since October, and Work Groups<\/a> — a type of Facebook Group for coworkers — has over 20 million monthly active users after just six months.<\/p>\n Like all video chat services, Workplace Rooms will have to earn users’ trust<\/a>, especially after Facebook’s string of privacy blunders<\/a> and Zoom’s recent struggles with security<\/a>. For what it’s worth, Facebook says a new link will be generated every time you create a new room, and links will expire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Tags:<\/b> Christine Fisher<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s a business spin on Messenger Rooms. Last week, Facebook launched Messenger Rooms, a video chat service and potential Zoom competitor. Now, Facebook is bringing video chat to Workplace, its Slack alternative. Today, the company introduced Workplace Rooms, a “virtual meeting space,” where users can host video calls with up to 50 people. There’s no limit on how … Continue reading Facebook creates Workplace Rooms for professional video calls<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading
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