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Marco! Polo!

In a world of ever growing communication, the way we communicate has changed. Where we used to have to use the telephone to make a phone call, which required us to remember the persons phone number, we can now use a variety of other technology out there to put forth our efforts in communicating with a friend, a loved one, a relative, or a coworker.

An example of this form of communication could be that of the Marco Polo Video Walkie Talkie app for Android and iOS users.


Marco Polo is a communication format that allows the user to video a message to a friend. If the friend happens to be on their phone they can automatically be notified of the incoming video message and click and watch it "live". If they are busy during the video, the video sits and waits patiently for the user to watch the video. 

The user can then respond in return with their own video. There are features of drawing on the video itself within the app, with doodles and filters. This "walkie talkie" in essence allows users to have one-on-one video time with someone without the stressor of having to be "live". 

This is a form of communication I've recently adopted in my own personal life to communicate better with my brother and sister-in-law who moved to Indiana in early 2017. 


This form of digital communication allows me to see and hear videos of my soon-to-be niece. It allows a more updated form of communication that lets me "be in front of her" without actually being in front of her live. 

This format of communication has caused communicators to readdress how people can communicate via other technology. Yes, if you're an iPhone user FaceTime is an option, but this feature in Marco Polo allows the user to be direct, but also indirect at the same time. Future technology indeed!


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