All those things come with an ipad or a second monitor and you have a lot more control.
The idea makes sense though, and it's something we'll definitely think about.
i think that's called a slack message, or maybe email.
My understanding is that camera on = talk to me at any time. And maybe some users would still like that openness, without worrying if someone is watching them pick their nose.
A Slack message would start with "Hey, can we connect at some point..."
We think we can solve for the impromptu conversations with a specified custom status that folks can trigger when open to a conversation (Eg. Water cooler, coffee break, etc).
Would love any feedback!
That's called Facetime'ing someone.
IBM released a very popular set of working from home guidelines - one of the absolute most important rules is that you never ask an employee to turn on their cameras - it's an invasion of privacy.
This is a standalone device which takes care of a major part of the headache in transitioning to remote work -- a second monitor and webcam, a whiteboarding device, and a "who's online for me to talk to" visibility feature.
It's like paying $25 to bring the social experience of an office to your remote work environment without worrying about technical details or availability issues.
"Someone has their camera on? Cool, I can ping them, no worries."
The only feature I'd like to see is a "camera off but still pingable" mode, but honestly, I'd probably put a piece of tape over the camera and it'd work just fine.