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16 Reasons Why You Should Choose an All-in-one Event Platform

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For brands with a smaller budget, or perhaps those who don’t take their event seriously, they might use a streaming service and other pieces of software to host and then promote their event. However, it doesn’t have to be, and it is often far easier and not much more expensive than one-off or streaming services. .

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Best Practices for Running a Virtual Trade Show

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Facilitate Networking. When planning your trade show, be careful to include events and sessions that will actively facilitate networking. Some things you should consider when elevating your virtual trade show experience: Custom Avatars: Allow attendees to build their own avatar that can be used to navigate the virtual environment.

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Best Practices for Running a Virtual Trade Show

AccelEvents

Facilitate Networking. When planning your trade show, be careful to include events and sessions that will actively facilitate networking. Some things you should consider when elevating your virtual trade show experience: Custom Avatars: Allow attendees to build their own avatar that can be used to navigate the virtual environment.

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What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Photo by/NC from Matthew Saunders' Flickr Stream. TechSoup holds regular meetings for nonprofits in Second Life and I have been attending regularly and sometimes facilitate like this I did this past week. But there is also a trust issue too -- particularly if you don't know all the avatars in real life.

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Berkman Island on Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

(Click through to the larger version to read the poster) I've been going to meetings on information island at the TechSoup area in Second Life where a small group of avatars interested in nonprofits and Second Life have been busy working on some exciting plans lead by Susan Tenby of TechSoup. Next meeting is 10:30 a.m.

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How the Publishing Industry Can Find Success with Virtual Events

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In the short-term, a virtual event venue is far cheaper than a physical venue, so the publishing industry can still facilitate a large event at a fraction of the cost. . Users might have an avatar that can represent them as they move around the virtual space. . How the Publishing Industry Can Shift. Augmented reality in digital spaces.

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How the Publishing Industry Can Find Success with Virtual Events

AccelEvents

In the short-term, a virtual event venue is far cheaper than a physical venue, so the publishing industry can still facilitate a large event at a fraction of the cost. . Users might have an avatar that can represent them as they move around the virtual space. . How the Publishing Industry Can Shift. Augmented reality in digital spaces.