MeBeam
Video chat website
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MeBeam was a video chat website that allowed any user to create videoconference rooms for up to 16 people. MeBeam did not require registration, login or any software download.
Type of site | instant messaging |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ashod Apakian |
| Created by | Ashod Apakian |
| Revenue | advertising |
| URL | www |
| Launched | November 2007 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Overview
The site was launched by Ashod Apakian in November 2007 as a web-based demo of a research application he was working on. The goal was to create the world's fastest videotelephony site.[1] It gained popularity after a plugin was developed to provide multi-party videoconferencing for Adium in August 2008, after being featured on Digg.[2]
The site was also featured on Chris Pirillo, at which point it gained widespread usage.[3]
The website used Adobe Systems Flash Player to display video and access the user's webcam. It works across Windows, Linux and Macintosh, along with any web browser supports Flash 8.[citation needed]
