1.

Skype
First released in August 2003, by Swedish Niklas Zennström and
Danish Janus Friis.

How it Works?

 Install Skype, which is available for free for Microsoft

Windows, Macintosh, or Linux, etc.
 Set up Skype. Set up your Skype by filling in all the
necessary data and information.
 Add contacts by entering other people’s Skype ID.
 Now you can start sending text messages, start voice calls,
or video calls.

Evolution

2003- Released

2004- SkypeOut; Allows external landline calls.

2005- SkypeIn; Receive landline calls, bought by eBay, video

capabilities added.

2009- Skype for SIP

2010- Support for smartphones

2011- Bought by Microsoft

Features

 Skype to Skype or group calls/video calls

 Calls to landlines and numbers
 Sending files and other media
 Screen sharing
 Skype translator
2. ooVoo
ooVoo was founded in 2006 by Ohio entrepreneur Clay Mathile. It
was released in 2007.

How it Works?

 Install ooVoo
 Connect your camera to ooVoo
 Accept terms and conditions and log in or sign up
 Add friends through Facebook or search by ID
 Call friends and start or add friends to a conversation

Evolution

2006- Company founded

2007- Launched for Microsoft Windows

Feb 2008- Video call recording and phone calling and OSX
introduced

2009- Browser-based and via web link video chat launched

2010- Released for Android platform

2011- Released for iOS and social video chat service for iPhone

2013- Released its Software Development Kit (SDK)

Sept 2014- Released its Video SDK for WebRTC

Features

ooVoo allows users to communicate through free instant

messaging, voice, and video chat. ooVoo conferencing software
enables high quality video and audio calls with up to twelve
locations simultaneously.
3. Camfrog
Created by Camshare in October 2003.

How it Works?

 Download and register for Camfrog

 Add friends
 Host a room
 Start chatting

Evolution

2003- Released

2003-2008- Minor changes and features added

2008- Virtual Gifts were introduced

2009- Acquired by Paltalk

2015- New software introduced called Ribbit

Features

 Locate user
 File sharing
 Snapshot
 Video chat rooms
 Parental control
 Virtual Gifts
 IM catcher
 Operator tool
 Games
 YouTube party
4. Paltalk
Released in June 1998

How it Works?

 Download & install PalTalk desktop client from

http://www.paltalk.com/
 Create your username and password.
 Add contacts
 Start free video chat, voice or text group chat

Evolution

1998- Launched

1999- Voice call introduced

2000 & 2001- 1-on-1 and group video chats launched

2003- Camfrog launched

2008- Virtual Gifts launched

2009- Tinychat launched

2010- Acquired Camfrog

2011- Launched mobile apps

2014- Tinychat acquired

2015- Firetalk introduced

Features

Paltalk allows users to create chat rooms where they can text,
voice, and video chat. These chat rooms can host hundreds or
thousands in one conversion.
5. Yahoo! Messenger
Yahoo Messenger was originally launched under the name Yahoo!
Pager on March 9, 1998.

How it Works?

 Visit webmessenger.yahoo.com
 Click on Sign Up and fill out the online form to get a Yahoo!
user ID and password sent to your e-mail address.
 Sign In.
 Click on a friends and send an instant message
 Add friends by entering their e-mail address or Yahoo! user
name
 Sign out when finished

Evolution

2003- Launched for Unix

2006- Interoperability between Yahoo and Windows Live

Messenger was launched

2012- Launched for Window and Mac

Dec 2012- Public chat rooms removed

2014- Calls introduced

Features

 Calls
 Voicemail and file sharing
 Interoperability
 Webcam
 Plug-ins
6. Gmail
Created by Paul Buchheit and launched in April 1, 2004.

How it Works?

 Sign in your account

 To send an email, click ‘compose’
 Type the email address of the person you'd like to email
 Enter a subject, write your message
 Send an attachment (optional)
 Insert additional information to the email; such as photo,
link, etc. and send

Evolution

2004- Released

2005- Security flaw fixed

2006- Google began offering a mobile versions

2007- Google Docs & Spreadsheets was integrated with Gmail

2008- Gmail Labs introduced

2010- Google Voice

2013- Language input

Features

 Large storage
 Gmail labs
 Tabbed inbox
 Spam filter
 Social network integration
 Gmail search
7. AIM
AOL Instant Messenger was released by America Online (AOL) in
May 1997 for Microsoft Windows.

How it Works?

Just like any other IM, you sign in/log in and start sending emails,
text messages.

Evolution

1997- Founded

1999- Rivalry with Microsoft

2002- Used 3rd party applications

2006- AIM pages

2008- Released for Mac and iPhone

2009- User decline

2010- Released on iPad

Features

 Chat robots
 AIM Express
 AIM real-time IM
 AIM to mobile
8. TokBox
TokBox was founded by entrepreneurs Serge Faguet and Ron Hose
in March 2007 and was backed by Sequoia Capital, Bain Capital,
DAG Ventures, and Youniversity Ventures.

How it Works?

 Sign up
 Fill in necessary information
 Add contacts
 Start video chat

Evolution

2007- Launched multi-party chat and partnership with Meebo

2008- Launched the TokBox platfor/API

2009 - Added document collaboration tool—Etherpad

2010- Announced the OpenTok API

2011- Discontinuing the TokBox video chat and video conferencing

service to focus solely on their API, OpenTok.

Features

 OpenTok media router

 Recording and archiving
 Signalling API
 Turn over TCP
9. Whatsapp
WhatsApp Inc., was founded in 2009 by Brian Acton and Jan Koum,
both former employees of Yahoo!.

How it Works?

 Download software
 Set up your phone number and profile
 Add contacts through phone number
 Start a chat

Evolution

2009- push notifications; each time the user changed their statuses,
it would ping everyone in the user's network.

2009- Switched from paid to free

Dec 2009- able to send photos

2010- Whatsapp calling and new design

2014- Acquired by Facebook

Features

 No fees
 Free calls
 Multimedia
 Group char
 Whatsapp web
 No international charges
 No usernames and pins
 Offline messages
10. Line
Line first launched in Japan in 2011

How it Works?

 Download software
 Log in
 Set up profile and ID
 Add/invite contact through Line ID or phone number
 Start chatting

Evolution

2011- Released

2012- “Home” and “Timeline” introduced

2013- Intercept chat sessions

Features

 Free voice and video calls

 Games
 Interactive stickers
 Full-feature social media service
 Group chats