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TokBox Overview
Tokbox is a free service that lets you talk with your friends over live video. Here's how it works: you sign up and we give you a link. When you want to talk with anyone, just give them the link - they click and you chat.
We make it easy for you to put your TokBox on your social network profile, blog, or personal webpage. Anyone can come to your page and see a "Push to Talk" button. They click...More»
Tokbox is a free service that lets you talk with your friends over live video. Here's how it works: you sign up and we give you a link. When you want to talk with anyone, just give them the link - they click and you chat.
We make it easy for you to put your TokBox on your social network profile, blog, or personal webpage. Anyone can come to your page and see a "Push to Talk" button. They click it and connect to you in real time using live video and audio.«Less
Key People
Management
Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 10/2007 | Series A | 4M | Unknown | |
| 08/06/2008 | Series B | 10M | Unknown |
Products
| Name: | Tokbox |
| Product URL: | http://tokbox.com/ |
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08/28/2008 10:42AM by tara
User Opinions
Bulls vs. Bears (20)
| Bullish Opinions (13) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Ihave been using this site and find it excellent! |
bbrunelle 08/29/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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video communication made quick an easy in an increasingly interactive community |
alexdao 08/08/2008 |
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100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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They just raised another $10M from top tier VC's |
jenny 08/06/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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integrated into digsby, an im client that is gaining lots of traction |
irpip 07/25/2008 |
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100% 5 votes 5 0% 0 |
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great product, traction and history, its between them and seeismic |
jpaine 07/19/2008 |
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100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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New video chat integrated in facebook chat could be what helps tokbox gain mainstream popularity
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steven 07/07/2008 |
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100% 4 votes 4 0% 0 |
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They now offer video chat on Facebook |
tara 07/04/2008 |
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100% 4 votes 4 0% 0 |
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Video emails is a great feature. Emails may not be new but it certainly is popular. |
pchu 04/29/2008 |
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90% 10 votes 9 10% 1 |
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great service |
lwang 04/23/2008 |
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100% 11 votes 11 0% 0 |
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Talking and boxes are two extremely popular things. Can't lose with a combination like that! |
ywong137 04/22/2008 |
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50% 8 votes 4 50% 4 |
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It's by far the easiest product for communication via video chat. |
gdigrigoli 01/23/2008 |
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92% 13 votes 12 8% 1 |
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Tokbox's partnership with Meebo should provide lots of traffic and new users |
dave 01/10/2008 |
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94% 17 votes 16 6% 1 |
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Similar to Skype and Meebo, TokBox is a communications platform which is viral |
dave 01/10/2008 |
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100% 17 votes 17 0% 0 |
It's a hassle to get it integrated
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Skype, the free full-service competitor, is not much harder to set up |
steelblade 09/05/2008 |
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100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Instant video like Qik or Justin.tv seem to have more popularity
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brianv 07/29/2008 |
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75% 4 votes 3 25% 1 |
different appeals?
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alexdao | 08/08/2008 | |
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Among people I know, video chat still hasn't been very popular.
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yoda 06/09/2008 |
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100% 6 votes 6 0% 0 |
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video chat gaining popularity as laptops (macs especially) continue to integrate built in webcams
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fshnchps | 08/07/2008 | |
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Great idea, but the website doesn't appeal to younger users, needs a better way to attract users |
steven 05/17/2008 |
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50% 4 votes 2 50% 2 |
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Their Founder CEO is no longer with the company |
john 04/26/2008 |
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100% 8 votes 8 0% 0 |
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impressive funders, questionable founders |
jsa7cornell 01/23/2008 |
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80% 10 votes 8 20% 2 |
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Video chat is a crowded area with existing players like Skype and MSN |
dave 01/10/2008 |
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86% 21 votes 18 14% 3 |
Discussions (2)
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Tokbox, the best video chat service?
- Started by: jenny
- Date: Aug 6, 2008
- Comments: 5
- Last Comment: 29 days ago
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Tokbox, the best video chat service?
Aug 6, 2008 - 5 comments
Tokbox just raised $10M from Bain and Sequoia. TC gave it a raving review for its ease of use. I do like the fact that you don't need a client nor an account to start chatting. Do you think Tokbox is the best video chat service out there?
TokBox Meebo Partnership?
Jun 26, 2008 - 2 comments
I read a few months ago that TokBox and Meebo were teaming up to much multi-person chat easier. However, when I briefly look around either site today, I don't see any mention of this partnership. Is the partnership still on? If so, why not make it more visible to the average user?
Im using it and find that it is the best one out there. I'm hoping that it will hit the stock market one of these days.
I don't think so. Right now there are a lot of competitors and Tokbok hasn't done anything to separate itself from the pack.
Personally I love the video chat, it's so easy to use!
With the $10 million they just received they could find a way to gain traction and expand their user base.
I'm not sure if they can catch up to Skype or Yahoo Messenger though.
I personally prefer Skype and AIM since I have all my contacts there. Tokbox is nice since you don't have to download anything and anybody can call you, but I'm not sure I would switch over.
Yeah Tokbox isn't big here in the Netherlands.
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