Right now, Viable has more than 1,500 fans on Facebook.  They’re the ones who get first gander at event announcements, photos, videos (like this one on all the neat things VideoMail can do for you — hint, hint), and updates.

If you’re not on Facebook, I’d like to leave you with some words of wisdom from Farhad Manjoo, who wrote over on Slate.com some time ago:

There is no longer any good reason to avoid Facebook. The site has crossed a threshold—it is now so widely trafficked that it’s fast becoming a routine aide to social interaction, like e-mail and antiperspirant.

Becoming a Viable fan is easy. If you’re already on Facebook, do a search for “Viable,” and click on “Become a fan.” Done!

Today we rolled out VideoMail – Oscar first blogged about it last week.

You could look at VideoMail as the video equivalent of voice mail — when you’re away, you can receive ASL messages from voice callers through a video interpreter as well as directly from videophone callers.

Here’s our official announcement.  Comments welcome!

I coordinate marketing campaigns and often make phone calls. Usually I get someone’s voice mail and leave a message. If you’re deaf like I am, voice mail isn’t an option and you know what often happens next: They return my call but have no way to leave me a message.

VideoMail is our solution, in beta with Viable employees and over 150+ community testers.

The concept behind VideoMail is simple: People who dial your Viable Phone Number will be able to leave you messages in video and you will be notified by email. You can even edit your notification preferences via MyViable, and receive an email on your computer or pager.

I’ve got a hectic work schedule, so being able to retrieve messages for missed calls with VideoMail ensures I’m as productive as possible. Both my hearing mother and deaf wife tried it – and it worked smoothly. My mother left a message relayed in ASL by a Viable video interpreter, which I watched on my PC. My wife signed her video message and I watched it on my VPAD+.

We’re releasing VideoMail very soon – if you want to receive VideoMail, you’ll need to register for a Viable Phone Number.