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Futuristic Video Voicemail Features

Communicate More Visually with the New Skype Video Voicemail

— June 18, 2013 — Tech
Instead of checking your missed messages or voicemails after a meeting, you can now check missed videos with the new Skype video voicemail feature. Skype is one of the most widely used instant messaging applications, especially in office environments. The new feature targets those who can't always be at their desks, yet still want to be kept informed.

The feature is simply titled video messaging -- it lets you record a video and send it to a contact. Skype is known for its real-time communication service, yet it is integrating the opposite of real-time to keep up with the recent trend of asynchronous video sharing, like Vine, Snapchat and Glide.

Skype realizes that it's becoming difficult to share moments real-time. This feature will accommodate for those busy lifestyles that can't always be online.
Trend Themes
1. Asynchronous Video Sharing - The trend of asynchronous video sharing like Vine, Snapchat, and Glide presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in communication platforms.
2. Real-time Communication Service - The increasing demand for real-time communication services creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in video messaging platforms like Skype.
3. Mobile Workforce - The growing trend of a mobile workforce creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in video communication tools that cater to remote workers.
Industry Implications
1. Instant Messaging Applications - The development of video voicemail features in instant messaging applications presents disruptive innovation opportunities in enhancing communication experiences.
2. Communication Platforms - The integration of real-time and asynchronous video sharing features in communication platforms offers disruptive innovation opportunities in facilitating visual communication.
3. Video Communication Tools - The need for video communication tools that enable mobile workforce productivity creates disruptive innovation opportunities in catering to remote workers' communication needs.
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