Nancy Newsom, 70, of Richardson, Texas, said her family will be convening for a Thanksgiving blessing over Zoom rather than their usual in-person dinner at her cousin's house. What's 'Zoom fatigue'? Here's why video calls can be so exhausting "Plan something that is a little bit entertaining or fun, and it will make it more memorable because people are definitely getting Zoom fatigue," said Joanne Brooks, president of the event planning company Creative Impact Group in Illinois. And others may not be seeing loved ones they typically catch up with only once a year.īut a Thanksgiving Zoom doesn't have to be the same old video conference like the ones at work. Paid users do not have a time limit on calls.Whether it's a full Thanksgiving dinner to be shared virtually or just a quick FaceTime to check in, people around the country plan to turn to video calls to catch up with family and friends they'd otherwise visit amid the COVID-19 surge.įor many, that may mean cooking a Thanksgiving dinner alone for the first time. Usually, Zoom limits calls between free accounts to 40-minutes - after which users have to restart a call. 27 so your family gatherings don't get cut short. In a post on Twitter, Zoom said the tme extension was planned "as a thank you to our customers", and to ensure that "family gatherings don't get cut short".Īs a thank you to our customers, we will be lifting the 40-minute limit for all meetings globally from midnight ET on Nov. In the UK, that's from 5am 26 November to 11am the next day. It will allow extended Zoom video calls for all customers from 0:00am (midnight) ET Thursday 26 November, through to 6:00am ET Friday 27 November (coincidentally, Black Friday). (Pocket-lint) - Zoom has announced that its usual 40-minute limit for free accounts will be lifted globally on 26 November, to coincide with Thanksgiving Day in the US.
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