On Wednesday July 6th 2011, new Skype-powered feature the social network launched to make video calls on Facebook.
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Facebook introduced Video Calling, group chat and a new design on Wednesday during the social network's much-heralded "awesome" announcement.
Wearing his signature grey t-shirt and blue jeans, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced the features at a press conference in Palo Alto, Calif.
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Facebook Video Calling was developed with Skype, the world's largest Internet phone company.
Users with a webcam on their computer will have to install a special plug-in before they can make calls using Facebook from inside their web browser.
Callers will be able to see and hear the recipient, and vice-versa.
With the group chat feature, users can talk with several other Facebook friends at the same time using only text.
"We think this is going to be something that's really valuable," Zuckerberg said. "A lot of people have asked for it."
Group video calling is not yet supported and it was not clear how the feature would be available to mobile users. Zuckerberg said the new tools "are mostly web features."
The design changes are aimed to make it easier for users to see a list of friends they can chat with, while taking advantage of widescreen computer displays.
Wednesday's announcement from Facebook comes almost a week after Google launched its latest social network, Google+.
Google+ is accessible on an invite-only basis, but the company is keen to get a foothold in the social networking sector.
The new service has been received with mostly positive reviews, earning praise for its Circles and Hangouts features.
Circles lets users easily drag-and-drop contacts into groupings with customizable security and privacy settings.
Hangouts, meanwhile, lets users chat and collaborate in realtime using webcams. Users may also collectively watch videos on YouTube.
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Before you can participate in a Video Chat Call Via Facebook, you have to enable your account to make a video call. Go to facebook.com/videocalling and "Get Start"
You will need to install a program. The install option will pop up when you click the video camera icon on the upper-right corner of the chat window or receive a call.
As with a standard Skype Call, no video Launches until the second party answers the call.
The above Picture showing you that, If the Person who you're calling does not answer, you can leave a video message. This message will appear in heir "Message" tab the same place that text messages do.
This is what the video chat windows look like
Facebook Video Calling Video:
