Rabb.it (or Rabbit) is an interesting piece of new technology that has yet to hit the mainstream as largely and popularly as some of the other collaboration tools out there. Rabbit is a browser based visual collaboration tool. It is free to use and there is an optional registration which allows the registered user to have a “room” with their own URL.
The closest comparison is between Rabbit and Skype. You can chat to people through text or microphone, have video streams of each other and more. Rabbit currently limits the amount of people in a room at once to 15. Where Rabbit differs from Skype though is what you can share with others in the “Rabbitcast”. Skype allows you to share a screen so you can see what the person on the other end of the call is doing on their computer screen. While Rabbit does not have the feature (yet, they are working on it apparently) Rabbit does allow you to share anything that you do in a browser in real-time with everyone else in the room. If it’s a Youtube video, music or just a static webpage, Rabbit will share that screen with the other people in the room. One person controls the Rabbitcast and chooses what to show everyone, however they can quickly give control over to another so that they can share instead.
Rabbit is also a secure platform, and all audio and video is encrypted. When a Rabbitcast is created, a virtual computer is made from which all the media is shared. When the cast ends, the virtual computer is reset. As long as the controller of the Rabbitcast is broadcasting the broadcast will continue. People who have access to the Rabbitcast URL can leave and join as they see fit, until the stream ends.
In 2015, they were named one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Video by Fast Company, a business magazine, and as long as they continue to improve I believe they will be recognized by many more.
The closest comparison is between Rabbit and Skype. You can chat to people through text or microphone, have video streams of each other and more. Rabbit currently limits the amount of people in a room at once to 15. Where Rabbit differs from Skype though is what you can share with others in the “Rabbitcast”. Skype allows you to share a screen so you can see what the person on the other end of the call is doing on their computer screen. While Rabbit does not have the feature (yet, they are working on it apparently) Rabbit does allow you to share anything that you do in a browser in real-time with everyone else in the room. If it’s a Youtube video, music or just a static webpage, Rabbit will share that screen with the other people in the room. One person controls the Rabbitcast and chooses what to show everyone, however they can quickly give control over to another so that they can share instead.
Rabbit is also a secure platform, and all audio and video is encrypted. When a Rabbitcast is created, a virtual computer is made from which all the media is shared. When the cast ends, the virtual computer is reset. As long as the controller of the Rabbitcast is broadcasting the broadcast will continue. People who have access to the Rabbitcast URL can leave and join as they see fit, until the stream ends.
In 2015, they were named one of the Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Video by Fast Company, a business magazine, and as long as they continue to improve I believe they will be recognized by many more.