Skype
Skype is great for video or just normal conference calls. Personally I think it is great for calling friends while playing games, bookclub discussions, or writing group discussions. Professionally, I think it would be very useful to use both video or screen sharing capabilities to share documents immediately or share programs that another library might not have. Although creating a group video call on the mobile isn't possible, I found that being invited to one if the host of the call was on a PC would work. Unfortunately, I felt that Skype hogged a lot of resources on my phone and would run in the background even after I had exited it.
Hangouts
Very similar to Skype but I think much cleaner in layout and runs faster on the mobile app. I think the file sharing feature is awesome and it also supports video pretty well. I was able to join a group video call by clicking the link shared with me. The setup for this is easy since it doesn't require you to sign up for a new account if you already have a Google+ username. Professionally, I think an app such as Skype would be better since it does have screen sharing capabilities, but Hangouts has document sharing which is unique as well. Personally, I think Hangouts is a more efficient and less resource hogging method of communicating for virtual meetings and video calls.
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