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Go Green with Video, Audio, and Web Conferencing

Tech Soup

In fact, one of the most significant ways that IT can help the environment is that it enables us to meet with each other online or in "virtual meetings." Meanwhile, virtual meetings just keep getting better and better. So far, the Skype premium mobile phone app allows only group audio calls.

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Video Conferencing Apps: Take Virtual Meetings on the Road

Tech Soup

This app also features free, unlimited calls (video or audio) to your contacts—no matter where they're located in the world. Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone) is the mobile version of the popular face-to-face video calling service (we use Skype here at TechSoup). Like ooVoo, Fring. More Resources. Image: ReadyTalk.

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Six Power Tips for Great Meetings in Today’s Virtual World

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Six Power Tips for Great Meetings in Today’s Virtual World by Beth Kanter and Andrea Kihlstedt. While virtual meetings have their challenges—from the temptation to multi-task to being derailed by technical issues, you can still accomplish things at a good meeting that you can’t when you’re sitting by yourself at your computer.

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The One Secret To Better Virtual Meetings: Empathy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Last week, I facilitated a peer learning session for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders and their mentors about healthy and productive meetings. We covered the best practices of meetings , both face-to-face and virtual meetings. And if the quality of the audio is bad, can’t hear everything well.

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

Tech Soup

ReadyTalk — This standard for webinar production offers integrated slides, screensharing, live moderated chat, and high-quality recorded audio. Skype — Offering an easy way to talk to anyone with an Internet connection for free, Skype.

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July Is Web Conferencing Month

Tech Soup

cents/minute for Adobe Connect and audio conferencing services combined, just for nonprofits. Read on to learn what web conferencing is, why you should also use audio conferencing, how Adobe Connect stacks up, and tips and tricks for wildly successful web conferences. Why Should You Also Use Audio Conferencing Services?

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The live video feed was being streamed from the Netsquared gathering in San Francisco happening at the same time as the virtual gatherng in Second Life. TechSoup's Virtual Office space was pretty busy last night, hosting an earlier mixed reality event in Cambridge and SL , featuring Pathfinder Linden , head of educational activities for SL.