ooVoo, a six-way video conferencing site that most of us used exactly ONCE — and probably never again — is converting to a paid model for PCs, according to an email from Deb Wiseman of Crayon.
Users that participated in My ooVoo Day in February get a month of free use. Mac owners, expect to cash in on that glorious month in a year — which is when Mac joins the paid model.
Options on the ooVoo site now enable Windows users to “purchase ooVoo options.” The charge could be per-use, per-person or time-based; Windows users, any insight?
Aaaanywho, Deb’s email is below. And if you’re in a nostalgic mood, check out the My ooVoo Day commemorative video.
UPDATE: Deb responded to this post with a detailed purchasing plan (see comments). It’s a lot to swallow but at a glance it seems to make sense. One cannot live on sponsorships alone.
Three-person video chat will continue to be free, along with “unlimited one-minute video messages” — the audiovisual version of Twitter.
Hello,
Apologies for the mass email, but there are a lot of you.
As I’m sure you are aware, ooVoo has gone from a free model to a paid model on the PC platform.
In gratitude for your participation with My ooVoo Day With, back in February, we would like to offer you 1 free month of usage with ooVoo.
Can you please send back:
· Your ooVoo ID
· Your first name and last name
· If you registered with more than one email address, your email address of preference
· Whether you are a Mac or PC user
If you are a Mac user, we would still like your information so we can allot you your VIP package when Mac moves to the paid version next year.
If you could get back to me by June 27th, I would appreciate it.
Thanks again.
