End of meetings part 4: Web- and videoconferencing, webinars and collaboration software

Web- and videoconferencing is rapidly becoming the most cost-effective alternative to the traditional meeting. The corporate market is moving to more virtual meetings. There is a tremendous amount of money to be saved (as well as reduced carbon footprint) by holding virtual meetings. When you need to have two-way visual and audio communication online video conferencing is the option. With web conferencing you get more features and tools, like co-browsing, whiteboards, and application sharing. There's no capital equipment to deal with, either. You can use your won laptop and webcam of DV-can (with USB),  if high quality video communications is not your most needed feature (although is improving fast).

 Also web- and videoconferencing is fast changing from a solution for large organisations to a very effective way to reach small business owners and individuals as well.

Today anyone can turn their computer and web cam into a conferencing station. By turning what may have been a teleconference into something very much like a face to face meeting, it lends a more personal touch to the business at hand.

 The ‘webinar’ (a specific type of web conference, typically one-way, from the speaker to the audience with limited audience interaction) is effectively used for product presentations, education and collaboration software allows organisations to work together on projects from different places. All these are great alternatives or complements to live events and meetings.

 Web 2.0, also called the “participatory web,” enables users to collaborate and share online information more easily.  Virtual meeting and event technology can facilitate the objectives of meetings easily. Many virtual meeting and collaboration tools are available including LiveMeeting, WebEx and the free alternative Vyew. 

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