Augmenting a video conference

1. A computer-implemented method for augmenting a video conference between a first device and a second device, said method comprising:

receiving a virtual object at said first device, wherein said virtual object comprises an object that is capable of augmenting said video conference, wherein said augmenting comprises supplementing a communication between participants in said video conference, wherein said virtual object comprises at least one of a viewable object and at least one sound, and wherein said virtual object is specifically related to an event, wherein said viewable object is viewable on a display screen on at least one of said first device and said second device and can be selectively manipulated independently of other viewable objects to be located in a selected position on said display screen;

when a relationship between a first user of said first device and a second user of said second device is at least one of suspected, known and inferred, then prompting, based on said relationship, said first user of said first device to incorporate said virtual object into said video conference, wherein said virtual object comprises information relating to said relationship, and said relationship is one of a personal relationship and a professional relationship; and

incorporating said virtual object into said video conference.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said event is selected from a group consisting of: a holiday and a special occasion.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein said prompting a user of said first device to incorporate said virtual object into said video conference further comprises:

prompting said first user of said first device to incorporate said virtual object into said video conference during a day when said event occurs.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining a possible relationship between a said first user of said first device and said second user of said second device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:

prompting said first user of said first device to confirm said determined possible relationship.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

manipulating, at said second device, said virtual object incorporated into said video conference.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

manipulating, at said first device, said virtual object incorporated into said video conference.

8. A tangible computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed, cause a computer processor to perform a method of:

receiving a virtual object at said first device, wherein said virtual object comprises an object that is capable of augmenting said video conference, wherein said augmenting comprises supplementing a communication between participants in said video conference, wherein said virtual object comprises at least one of a viewable object and at least one sound, and wherein said virtual object is specifically related to an event, wherein said viewable object is viewable on a display screen on at least one of said first device and said second device and can be selectively manipulated independently of other viewable objects to be located in a selected position on said display screen;

when a relationship between a first user of said first device and a second user of said second device is at least one of suspected, known and inferred, then prompting, based on said relationship, said first user of said first device to incorporate said virtual object into said video conference, wherein said virtual object comprises information relating to said relationship, and said relationship is one of a personal relationship and a professional relationship; and

incorporating said virtual object into said video conference.

9. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein said event is selected from a group consisting of: a holiday and a special occasion.

10. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein said prompting a user of said first device to incorporate said virtual object into said video conference further comprises:

prompting said first user of said first device to incorporate said virtual object into said video conference during a day when said event occurs.

11. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions for:

determining a possible relationship between said first user of said first device and said second user of said second device.

12. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions for:

prompting said first user of said first device to confirm said determined possible relationship.

13. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions for:

manipulating, at said second device, said virtual object incorporated into said video conference.

14. The tangible computer-readable storage medium of claim 8 , further comprising instructions for:

manipulating, at said first device, said virtual object incorporated into said video conference.