A great way to socialize remotely with your friends and family is to video chat with them. There are many free resources for remote work meetings or just virtual happy hours.
💻 Zoom
The free Basic Plan includes: Unlimited number of meetings (one meeting at a time); No expiration date; No time limit for 1-on-1 meetings; 40 minute limit on meetings with 3-100 people
https://zoom.us/
💻 Whereby
Free for a single room – sign up for an individual account, create a URL room and share it with friends! (Formerly appear.in)
Whereby.com
💻 Google meet and Google hangouts
If you have gmail it, click the link and it will open your hangouts where you can start a video call with your contacts
https://hangouts.google.com/webchat/start
Google Meet has been added and updated since I started this list. You can add a call right from a Google calendar event invite or click the link:
https://meet.google.com/
💻 Join.me
No free accounts, but they do have a free trial period
https://www.join.me/pricing
💻 Skype
Free conference calls. Skype requires payment for different types of calls though. Computer to computer calls don’t cost anything though
https://www.skype.com/en/free-conference-call/
If you have WhatsApp on your phone, you can start a group call from your phone.
https://blog.whatsapp.com/10000646/Group-Calling-for-Voice-and-Video-Is-Here
💻 Slack calls
If you use Slack.com to collaborate with remote teams, you can start calls from the app.
maile malin 