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Forums,
blogs........which one should we use?
9 months ago we started a newspaper called The Beachside Resident and are now
printing our 9th issue. Our audience is steadily growing and I feel its time to
add a form for people to voice their opinions, views etc.
Why
do American's love posting their pics on websites?
I’m from England and I can see a distinctive difference between the way
American marketing their website and us here in UK and perhaps the rest of the
world. You Yankees love putting pictures of yourself on the web page and a small
statement about your work history.
SEO
for Spanish language
Are correct spanish words recognised by search engines? By this I mean would the
search engines be more likely to index étnicos or etnicos
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10.19.05
Web And Video Conferencing: Who’s
Using This New Technology?
 By
Dan Richmond
In the mid 1990s a few individuals and companies, seeing the potential of the
relatively unknown Internet, took advantage of this new medium and got a head
start on everyone else.
Similarly, today a few innovative companies have enthusiastically embraced web
and video conferencing and are reporting great benefits from this under-used application.
Who is making use of web and video conferencing, and how are they using it? Here
is a look at some of the enterprises and institutions that are being transformed
by the intelligent use of this up-and-coming technology.
Ever conscious of rising costs, schools and universities are using web/video conferencing
to conduct administrative meetings with staff and also for setting up online courses
and tutoring for students. Web and video conferencing "made all the difference
in turning a scheduling conflict into a magical lifetime memory for our student,"
says Jon Fredricks of Midland Lutheran College.
While clergy are not usually pictured as techno-geeks, churches and other religious
institutions have been quick to see the advantages of video conferencing applications
and now use it to enable shut-in members of their congregations "attend" worship
services without leaving their homes.
Sales organizations are using video and/or web conferencing to conduct sales meetings
as well as to meet and demonstrate their products with prospects. Taking this
further, sales coaches and trainers have whole-heartedly embraced online conferencing
as a way to develop new methods of training, and save money at the same time.
Video and web conferencing "enabled us to develop a powerful new consulting/training
business model in which we blend live classroom training with a continuous program
of interactive videoconference training events, accessible by participants from
virtually any location" reports Tim McMahon of McMahon WorldWide Sales Performance.
"The ability to offer this kind of programming has become a significant source
of competitive advantage for us in the sales training marketplace," added McMahon.
As might be expected, software and Internet companies who are already tech-savvy,
have been quick to make use of online conferencing. They are using these applications
to demonstrate their products and services to clients, and to provide a new, previously
undreamed of level of support.
"The technology allows us to access dentists' workstations in two clicks…. It's
like working without walls and dentists have really been blown away by the personal
touch that's possible with this technology," reports Rich Hirschinger, of DDS.com,
a supplier of software for dentists.
Similarly, avant-garde media companies are using the latest web/video conferencing
applications to present videos and conduct business meetings bringing together
their offices located many miles apart.
Large organizations with many branches such as securities companies and banks
have also seen online conferencing as a way to hold staff meetings, meet with
clients and conduct training sessions without having to pay high travel costs.
But it is not only large institutions that are using these applications, professionals
such as psychiatrists, psychologists and insurance agents are using online video
conferencing to have intimate, one-on-one meetings with their patients, clients
and prospects.
These are just a few examples of how various companies and institutions are getting
the benefits provided by web and video conferencing. This list is sure to grow
in the years ahead.
About the Author:
Dan Richmond is CEO and Co-founder of MegaMeeting.com. MegaMeeting provides web
conferencing and video conferencing services for individuals, businesses and educational
institutions. For more information, or for a free live demonstration, please visit
http://www.MegaMeeting.com
or call (818) 783-4311. |
