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How To Add Group Video Chat To Your Website

In the last couple of weeks group video chat has really taken front and center on various tech blogs. The technology is rapidly expanding and looking like it will become more widely adopted with the advent of services like the Google+ Hangout feature. Now you can easily add group video chat to your website using a service called Tokbox.com and WebStarts.

With a group video chat widget on your website you can literally see your customers face to face. Video chat is sure to give any business a leg up on competitors. To add group video chat to your website using WebStarts follow these steps...

Step 1_ Go to Tokbox.com and click on the "Widgets" tab.

Step 2_ Find the option to add the "Basic" widget code, enter your email address, and click "Get Code".

Step 3_ Copy the code to your clipboard, login to your WebStarts account, and choose the page you'd like to edit.

Step 4_ Click on the Paste HTML icon and then paste the code into the area provided and click "Ok".

Step 5_ The group chat widget will appear on your page. You can then drag and drop it where you'd like it to appear.

Step 6_ Save your page and you'll then be able to invite your customers to chat on your page via, Facebook, Twitter, and email. You will also be emailed a passcode you'll want to give to other people you invite to the video chat.

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