Airtime was launched on Facebook just this week. This offers a way to match people in video chats at random. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having this feature in Facebook? Would it eventually make Facebook more of a matchmaking social website?
Airtime is a platform of live video chatting, it is connected to old and new friends. Not everyone is allowed to use the video platform it is open for 13 years old above with active account. This is an improvement of the FaceBook account from txt chat to video chat. Since, you meet people face to face through video chatting. It is already a social networking, so it will become  a matchmaking site eventually, because through airtime you will be paired with someone online of course, while chatting to that person you will see his/her interest and friends that is common to you.
You will meet new and old friends that may become a lasting friend or a passing friend. This an advantage to families and friends that are far from each other because of work and opportunities. At least the users personal information is protected. It is protected by policy and restrictions. And it is on the users decision whether to add or remove friends. Privacy is still important for all account users.
Hello Tammy,
The advantage of this airtime is the we can make friends to people that we don't know. We can connect other people from other side of the world and for those who are fond of making chats this is a great advantage which they will just use there FaceBook accounts and choose any chat rooms they prefer. I think the disadvantage on this is that our privacy will be at stake and fraud will be rampant.
Thank you.
Nicholas
