It’s important to conduct “background checks” on new employees — but a new study is taking it to a whole other level. Have plants in the background during your work-from-home video conference?

Before you hop on your next Zoom call, you might want to tailor your background in a very particular way, says a new study. Doing so could make everyone else on the call perceive you as being more ...

That’s how many people were using Zoom as of April 2020, up significantly from the 10 million users it had in late 2019, the study says. In the same time, users of Microsoft Teams jumped from 20 ...

The six backgrounds selected for the study included a living room, a blurred version of the same living room, a bookcase, house plants, a blank wall, and a novelty background — which, in this ...

Since 2020, we’ve all become intimately acquainted with Zoom. In that time we’ve come to learn that even without commuting or even putting on real pants, spending hours on Zoom calls can feel ...

The six backgrounds selected for the study were categorized as: home (living room), blurred home, bookcase, plants, blank wall and novelty – in this case a walrus in front of an iceberg. Adobe Stock ...

If You Want to Be Taken Seriously, Ditch Your Zoom Background, New Study Shows. ... showing the actual room behind the speaker was the most popular choice,” the authors write.

A recent study found that some virtual backgrounds are better than others, and your Zoom background could influence how tired you feel after a video call. Videoconferencing offers many benefits ...

Your tiredness could be partly linked to the background on your screen, according to a study published on Sept 19 which suggested trying an image depicting nature. Subscriptions Log In ...

The amount of time spent communicating on these screens has given rise to a new phenomenon dubbed "videoconference fatigue," which can represent physical, emotional, or cognitive exhaustion.