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minus-squareVespair@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down5·2 years agoWho says “zoom” as a verb? People say “video chat” or, more realistically, “facetime” for all video chats.
minus-squareblind3rdeye@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 years agoI’ve heard a lot of people talk about “zoom meetings” when the meetings are actually held on google meet, or webx.
minus-squareEnderMB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agoI’ve used Zoom in previous companies to speak to clients, and have never heard anyone use it as a term for video calls. I have absolutely no idea where this has come from, but it’s definitely not true…
minus-squareblazeknave@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 years agoI work in tech. Everyone.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 years agoI’ve met a lot of people who do this through my work from home job
minus-squaretws@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years agoNo one I know would use facetime… That suggests using a phone for a business meeting. Bad angles, shakey image… very unprofessional. For a business meeting you need a computer which means we’re zooming, regardless of the platform
minus-squareJackcooper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoLet’s do a zoom meeting can conceivably be on Teams I guess
minus-squareSeabassDan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·2 years agoYeah, it seems like facetime would be more at risk for becoming generic. If it weren’t for Apple, that is.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years ago Who says “zoom” as a verb? Zoomers.
Who says “zoom” as a verb? People say “video chat” or, more realistically, “facetime” for all video chats.
I’ve heard a lot of people talk about “zoom meetings” when the meetings are actually held on google meet, or webx.
I’ve used Zoom in previous companies to speak to clients, and have never heard anyone use it as a term for video calls. I have absolutely no idea where this has come from, but it’s definitely not true…
I work in tech. Everyone.
I’ve met a lot of people who do this through my work from home job
No one I know would use facetime… That suggests using a phone for a business meeting. Bad angles, shakey image… very unprofessional.
For a business meeting you need a computer which means we’re zooming, regardless of the platform
Let’s do a zoom meeting can conceivably be on Teams I guess
Yeah, it seems like facetime would be more at risk for becoming generic. If it weren’t for Apple, that is.
Zoomers.