Although we have an FAQ page, one which we try and update as often as possible, I still get about 10-20 of the same questions each day. That’s why I’ve decided to dedicate this week’s blog post to the 8 most frequent questions I get asked. If you have any questions that you’d like answered feel free to post them in the comments below or send them to me and I’ll be happy to answer them for you.

The first thing I like to do when I enter a round with someone is change the skin of the video experience. Skins are like your computer wallpapers and you can change them based on the mood you’re in, the person you’re talking to and the type of conversation you’re having.

For me, changing the skin sets the mood for the conversation I’m having; if I’m feeling social then I may want my conversation to take place in a bar like setting, if I’m in a chilled out mood then maybe the desert skin is more appropriate. Regardless of my mood however, when you’re talking via webcam it definitely spices up the conversation.

As you all know we have some pretty fun gifts that you can exchange during your video chat. Well we’ve added two new ones: Introducing The Singer, our musical guitar playing gift and The Disco that takes you nostalgically backwards in time.

Check out the picture below for a glimpse of how it looks like on the video experience:

You can now take a snapshot during your round, save them and send them to your friends!

Now that you’ve had the chance to round a bit and enjoy the video experience, I’m sure there have been times that the person you’ve chatted with has made a funny face while using one of the cool effects. I’m even sure that at that moment you thought to yourself, wow I wish I could have captured that moment and shared it with my friends. Well now, thanks to our new handy snapshot feature you can do just that. During any round or one-on-one you can take a snapshot and savor your precious moments and even share them with your friends.

Being in a relationship is tricky when you live close to one another, but living apart and being in a long distance relationship is even harder. How do you maintain the same sense of connectivity as when you are together? That is the factor that defines many long-distance relationship break-ups’. Of course physical interaction is important but when both parties have accepted that it’s not the main thing on the agenda, what’s left? Well, it’s the means of communication differentiating feeling connected and feeling the void of the distance.