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OPLIN 4Cast #696: Beating Up on Zoom
April 29th, 2020

[image: Video conference call featuring two men] Like most of you, I'm on
one video-conferencing platform or another several times a day, and more
often than not, it's Zoom. I kind of like Zoom; the controls make sense to
me, and it lets me play with virtual backgrounds so I can pretend I'm
underwater or in space. But Zoom isn't on Ohio's Department of
Administrative Services' list of approved tools for state agencies
<https://infosec.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Docs/Virtual%20Meeting%20Guidance%20for%20State%20Agencies.pdf>;
neither is it recommended for library and local government use
<https://das.ohio.gov/Portals/0/DASDivisions/InformationTechnology/pdf/Virtual%20Meeting%20Guidance%20for%20Local%20Governments%20and%20Political%20Subdivisions.pdf>.
Here's a round-up of some recent Zoom news, as well as signs of competition
emerging to undermine Zoom's dominance.

   -
   - A Theory of Zoom Fatigue
   <https://theconvivialsociety.substack.com/p/a-theory-of-zoom-fatigue> [*The
   Convivial Society*] "The problem with video-conferencing is that the
   body is but isn’t there. This means that our minds are at least partly
   frustrated as they deploy their non-conscious repertoire of perceptive
   skills."
   - Messenger Rooms are Facebook’s answer to Zoom and Houseparty for the
   pandemic
   <https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/24/21233468/facebook-messenger-rooms-live-instagram-live-igtv-video-chat>
   [*The Verge*] "The feature...will allow up to 50 people to join a call.
   The room’s creator can decide whether it’s open to all or lock it to
   prevent uninvited guests from joining. You’ll be able to start a room from
   Messenger and Facebook to start. Later, rooms will come to Instagram
   Direct, WhatsApp, and Portal."
   - Big companies dominate video chat. Meet the startups racing to disrupt
   them
   <https://www.protocol.com/videoconferencing-startups-zoom-racing-to-build-next-gen-chat>
   [*Protocol*] "The point is, simply enabling video-based conversations
   won't be enough for long. The next step will be to build on top of video —
   to make it more fun, more productive, more functional for all the different
   ways people naturally talk and collaborate. There are billions of dollars
   up for grabs for whoever can figure it out, and more competition than ever."
   - Zoom security: Your meetings will be safe and secure if you do these
   10 things
   <https://www.zdnet.com/article/make-sure-your-zoom-meetings-are-safe-by-doing-these-10-things/>
   [*ZDNet*] "Is Zoom video conferencing safe to use or isn't it? That all
   depends on how well you follow these best practices."

*From the Ohio Web Library <http://ohioweblibrary.org>:*

   - Preimesberger, Chris. “How Zoom Is Attempting to Fix Security
   ‘Missteps.’
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cph&AN=142616038&site=ehost-live>
   ” *EWeek*, Apr. 2020, p. N.PAG.
   - Lev-Ram, Michal. “How Zoom Zoomed
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=buh&AN=142775723&site=ehost-live>
   .” *Fortune International (Europe)*, vol. 181, no. 5, May 2020, p. N.PAG.
   - Research and Markets. “2020 Cloud Conferencing & Communications
   Comparative Analysis: Zoom vs. Competitors
   <https://proxy.oplin.org:2111/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bwh&AN=bizwire.bw068576336&site=ehost-live>
   .” *Business Wire (English)*, 2020 Mar. 3AD.

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