A Google Hangouts Plug-in That Makes You A Nicer Person

Using the wizardry of algorithms and facial recognition software, a plug-in for Google Hangouts gauges your body language and words with little pop-ups to boost your conversation etiquette.

Now that cameras come standard on every laptop, tablet, and smartphone, video chat is a standard feature. But we're still the same needy, anxious, erratic humans--and it shows when we try to communicate digitally face-to-face. A new Google Hangout plug-in is harnessing the power of facial recognition and algorithmic speech pattern software to get us to be nicer, more interested chatters. Can this conversational wingman improve how we talk to people?

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