What To Expect From Facebook's 'Awesome' Announcement Today: Video Chat Via Skype Coming? (UPDATE)

[UPDATE] Facebook announced a Skype-powered Video Calling product today, alongside a revamp of the Facebook Chat feature. Find out more here.

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[PREVIOUSLY]Mark Zuckerberg has promised that Facebook will "launch something awesome" today at 1 p.m. EST (10 a.m. PST). But what will it be?

The event invitations, sent out by Facebook, feature an illustration of what appear to be chat windows, so it's a good guess that the event will center around a new video chat feature.

Rumors suggest that Facebook has partnered with Skype to execute the new feature, which will compete with the new "Hangouts" video chat feature found on the newly launched Google+ social network. There are even whispers on the wind that Facebook could introduce group video chats, which Google+ also features.

Facebook is also said to have an iPad app in the works, as well as a killer photo-sharing app for iPhone.

And what about Facebook's secretive mobile platform? According to TechCrunch, the so-called Project Spartan will not be a part of today's lineup. Insiders reported to TechCrunch that the project won't be ready to unveil until July 17 and that an August 1 launch is likely.

Now that you know what to expect (and what not to expect), be sure to tune in to the event's live stream right here, starting at 1 p.m. EST.

Comments

[TheTRUTHbyGod]

07:22 PM on 07/06/2011

This guy is a psycho. I don't need to get telephony services from a psycho.

[neuticles]

03:50 PM on 07/06/2011

yawwwwn, who cares?

[Jerry Villano]

02:34 PM on 07/06/2011

If all this scares you! .... dont participate and cancel your social network accounts, then go out and actually meet people the old fashion way..face to face and talk, laugh and debate!!,

[hedah]

02:20 PM on 07/06/2011

Best way 2 IDENTIFY people ! NOBODY will be able 2 "hide" any longer.....NO more "fakes" LOL

[Cloball]

02:19 PM on 07/06/2011

TiffanyVille?

[TruthResearcher]

02:05 PM on 07/06/2011

What to expect from Facebook? More invasion of privacy.

[hgoodguy]

03:00 PM on 07/06/2011

Only if you let them. Gotta get permission to access.

[TruthResearcher]

03:28 PM on 07/06/2011

I don't.

[pot roast]

02:03 PM on 07/06/2011

FUFB

[Ric NYC]

01:59 PM on 07/06/2011

So exciting!

Now we went back to the 1990's?

[UserNameJane]

01:58 PM on 07/06/2011

Mark, get out while your are still loaded.

[sunbeltvoter]

01:56 PM on 07/06/2011

When does Zuck come out of the closet and announce he is really a no talent dweeb who stole the Facecrock idea? Now that would be an announcement worth listening to.

FB market value in 2022: $3.98. Not per share. For the whole company. If you need help understanding, Google "MySpace."

[Jerry Villano]

02:36 PM on 07/06/2011

Nothing worse than a jealous, envious and bitter human being.

[SayYaWantRevolution]

01:56 PM on 07/06/2011

Facebook, I want my friends back.

[bbark7]

01:54 PM on 07/06/2011

I do use FB but those of who do know well that anytime FB describes something as "awesome" that is probably not the case. Today's announcement turned not to be a non-announcement. Pretty much what we've come to expect since FB stopped listening to users long ago in spite of trying to make it appear otherwise. FB is what it is and you can choose to use it or not. I am not going to run to Google+ like a lemming because before long people will be running from that to some other latest and supposedly "greatest" social network site.

[I Fought Piranhas]

01:24 PM on 07/06/2011

In a few years, Facebook will most likely be joining the ranks of Myspace. But until that day, more power to 'em.

[melobster78]

01:11 PM on 07/06/2011

To those who are going on about how they don't like FB/don't use it-we get the picture!!! You don't have to like it/use it! I also take offense that just because people like FB they don't have a life-I use it and I have a life so please get off your high horses!

[TruthResearcher]

02:07 PM on 07/06/2011

Ain't about "...don't have a life..." - it's all about FBs invasion of privacy.

[Jerry Villano]

02:38 PM on 07/06/2011

it is only an invasion if you allow it!!

[american-dolt]

01:06 PM on 07/06/2011

Do yourself a favor and close your facebook account today.