What you can do with web and video conferencing is limited only by the extent of your imagination. Businesses are using web conferencing to conduct staff meetings, and families have employed this new technology to ?attend? family functions in far away locales. Pushing the envelope even farther are various professionals, companies, media people, and entrepreneurs who are beginning to communicate with their clients in ways that were undreamt of ten years ago.
Radio stations have long been enhancing their programs by interacting with their listeners. First, there were call-in shows where listeners used the telephone to request songs to be played or even to be interviewed on air. Interactivity was stepped up when stations were able to receive e-mails from their listeners and to offer websites with text, photos and audio files. Now a station in Houston, Texas has become one of the first to integrate video conferencing with live radio programming.
Listeners to Mike Garfield's High-Tech Texan Show? simply click on a special link from his home page, enter their name, click ?accept? and they are part of a video conference. Listeners with cameras can be seen by Garfield and other listeners. Those without cameras can watch as the show unfolds.
?I was blown away from the start and now that I see what I can do with promotions and interactivity on my radio show, I am even more excited,? enthused Garfield who explained that, ?Instead of just talking about new gadgets, I can show them live to listeners while they watch via the web. And since this technology can also be used as a two-way videoconference, I can open up the show to new concepts. I have held radio interviews where my listeners can see my guests.?
The key to Garfield's ability to connect with his audience via video conferencing are new web based conferencing applications that do not require any software downloads and can be accessed regardless of which operating system is installed on the user's computer.
This new ease-of-use has also been a boon to professionals who are using video conferencing to do things that they couldn't previously do. Realtors are now able to show a house to a prospective buyer and even the buyer's relatives who may live in another city, state or country using web-based video conference software. Lawyers have even begun to make depositions to courts over the Internet, rather than traveling to another city to deliver their statements.
Other uses of video conferencing include the lucrative auction business. Large auction houses have already opened up some of their auctions to bidders around the world who view the objects for sale via a video conference, and make their bids through the same Internet link. Where large auction houses tread today, small auctioneers are sure to follow, and it is now possible for Ebay sellers to display their wares online and show more features of the product using a web-based video conference format.
As more companies and individuals begin to get used to online web and video conferencing the list of uses of this interactive technology will only get longer and more interesting.
What do you think of when someone says communications device? Cell phone? Internet? Home telephone? Using the telephone, cell phone, or even sending an e-mail are perhaps some of the most presently used forms of communication. The communications industry has outgrown itself from the ancient operator assisted telephone. Even youngsters have mobile phones. This is certainly the information age. However, there are still limitations with those types of pricey gadgets. So just what exactly are these limitations?
Not only will this save you on ridiculous company/personal cash because of this advanced but simple technology, but it will also save you time. Something that direct dial conferencing cannot offer. All of this is basically a network of electronic recording devices prearranged.
For a basic understanding of how it works; we will assume that you understand your equipment and the technology involved, there are a series of video recording devices at each satellite location of the conference which will send the signal feed through a network to other members on the same network. It is just as simple as a regular conference call, the only difference is that you can see other members of the conference and share information via computer. Top communicators tell us that sixty percent of communication is based on physiology. That is expressed through body language and barely noticeable gestures. This is why videoconferencing actually gets the participating parties online gathering more involved in the conference. And you can bet videoconferencing will take advantage of modern thought, it is easy to transfer files, offers optional text chatting(vs. voice communication), take polls, and utilize everyones resources through modern technology. Enough being said, it truly is science fiction once again brought to surreal life.
The possibilities are limitless. It is also adjustable to tailor special needs. It can be used for your own use, such as having a discussion with your friends and the same time being able to eyeball them, or also used to save businesses time and finances. Because of the low cost in comparison to time and travel costs, it is projected that this will become very commonplace in any business that wants to keep up with its competition. It is also a great vehicle for educators and teachers alike to share activities and educational resources with different schools such as a form of home schooling, or similar by members of the scientific community collaborating on research and projects. It is the closest thing to be present in the same room.
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