August 28, 2009 – 4:52 pm
The future of online meetings has arrived. Sitting down in front of a computer monitor to attend a meeting is so yesterday. With Fuze Meeting you can now attend online meetings from your iPhone or Blackberry device.
How many times have you been stuck in traffic, or caught up in another meeting, and realize that you’re running late for an important online meeting? It happens to me every week 
Fuze Mobile Meeting is a great online meeting solution for those of us who don’t always work behind our desk, or have to juggle a busy schedule. With mobile meeting you can join an existing meeting or schedule a new meeting with just a few clicks.
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August 27, 2009 – 11:53 pm
Imagine a meeting where you can focus 100% of your attention on the speakers and the presentation. Instead of taking minutes about what was said, who said it, and who needs to follow up, you could just listen and watch. Thanks to online meetings you can!
Popular online meeting services, such as GoToMeeting, allow you to record the screen and audio from your web meetings with just a click of a button. The meeting is saved as a movie to your “My Documents” folder, where you can view it anytime from anywhere.
September 22, 2008 – 12:31 am
One of the features that separates MeetMeNow from the competition is the WebEx MediaTone Network. Most web conferencing applications use the Internet as a communication medium, but MeetMeNow leverages a global private network called MediaTone to connect you with conference attendees. This network is 100% owned and operated by WebEx and uses a carrier-switched technology that resembles your phone company’s network.
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September 14, 2008 – 1:21 am
Web conferencing is a quick, efficient, and affordable way to have high touch meetings and deliver interactive presentations. Here is a short list of things you can do with web conferencing: Read More »
September 13, 2008 – 2:45 am
How would you describe the last online meeting you attended? Was it a good use of your time? Did you accomplish your goals? Was the meeting even necessary?
Every year people spend countless hours in meetings. Many of these meetings are unnecessary, lack clear objectives, and take you away from important work.
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September 10, 2008 – 12:54 am
Face to face interaction is an important part of any meeting. Being able to read people’s body language helps you communicate more effectively. Adding video conferencing to your web meeting can make participants feel like they’re in the same room.
Video conferencing has been available to businesses since the early 1980’s. Back then video conferencing technology was extremely expensive, which put it out of reach for most small businesses. When the Internet started taking off in the 1990’s video conferencing became available to the masses. But low bandwidth, low quality hardware, and early video compression made web video more of a novelty than a practical business application.
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September 8, 2008 – 12:42 am
One of the biggest benefits of web conferencing is the ability to share your desktop with meeting attendees. With desktop sharing you can deliver a PowerPoint presentation, collaborate on a spreadsheet, train colleagues on a new software application, and perform a product sales demonstration.
Over the past five years I’ve conducted dozens of online meetings where desktop sharing was an integral part of the meeting. Being able to share my desktop over the web has helped me communicate clearly with clients, contractors, and vendors. Sometimes it’s easier to get your point across when people can look over your shoulder while you talk.
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September 3, 2008 – 11:45 pm
Small businesses can save hundreds (if not thousands) of dollars a year by switching from a plain old telephone service to the latest voice over IP plan.
The benefits of using VOIP are compelling:
- Free or low cost long distance
- Free features like caller id, call waiting, 3-way calling, and voicemail
- You can choose your own area code
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August 27, 2008 – 2:20 am
The cost of oil has skyrocketed over the last 12 months. It’s hard to watch a newscast or pick up a newspaper without hearing or reading about the surge in oil prices. The increase in oil and energy prices has had an impact on nearly every business. Nobody has been hit harder than the travel industry.
As the cost of oil continues to rise so does the cost of airline tickets, cab fares and other travel related expenses. Widespread increases in travel expenditures have hit small businesses particularly hard. Read More »
