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Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

sjcc — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:12:28 GMT

The spreadsheet looks like it's from 2006, which is when the article was written. Too many changes, and too many new products on the market for it to still be useful. I would absolutely love a good chart - we've tried a couple of platforms, but really doing the research takes time, and it's not always obvious what you are really getting for your money.

Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

kchoy — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:41:54 GMT

Another tool/ option to consider is the appliance approach to conferencing. It's different because its not hosted online, you actually own the hardware so there are no monthly fees and what not. It also seems to be more secure. I did some research and the one i found the seems to be the most bang for your buck is a 4-in-1 appliance the has conferencing, webinars, remote support, and remote access. Seems to be a competitor of Webex, since they cover all 4 areas as well.

Here's there site: http://www.rhubcom.com

Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

Yann — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:04:44 GMT

For those of you interested, Techsoup has some good resources if you want to learn more about Web conferencing tools. Here are a few of these in particular:

Getting to know Online Conferencing Tools (recorded webinar by TS)
A Few Good Online Conferencing Tools (article by Idealware)
10 Steps for Planning a Successful Webinar

Myself, I've taken part in a few webinars here on TechSoup. They use ReadyTalk and I find it to be a pretty good platform.

Yann

Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

trendy1 — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:12:46 GMT

We have used gotomeeting for a while, but now switched to Webtrain. We get better pricing and a lot more features for our web conferencing dollars.

Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

dgdwyer — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:02:46 GMT

We have been reviewing products recently and one area I would highlight is the differences in pricing when you get into the details.

Make sure you are clear on the number of callers, where they are coming from, if you wish to record (and where do you store the recordings), etc. Not every option is included......Caveat emptor as they say. Also; use the trials and run some tests.....

There are certainly a lot of options. The US Tech Soup has a great synopsis of 15 of the products. I believe it is a Webinar using ReadyTalk.

Dan.

Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

Center@CMBM.org — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:14:51 GMT

We are looking for a good one now. A few key factors are missing from the above article (and spreadsheet), such as # of attendees included in the pricing info, whether ads are displayed to attendees, external publishing of recorded material, custom branding, meeting archive accessibility, and user permission controls to name a few.

I appreciate the spreadheet comparison, but last updated Nov 06?? It is unfortunate that it was so old. It is my opinion that TechSoup could have updated it with relative ease prior to sending out the recent newsletter.

For those reading, here are two sites comparing free web conferencing tools from January of this year.
http://www.webinarcentral.net/2008/11/webinar-central-blog-guide-to-free-webinar-hosting-sites
http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/2009/01/free-web-conferencing-tools.html

Here is a more thorough list of most companies offering web conferencing solutions:
http://thinkofit.com/webconf/realtime.htm

We still haven't determined which one we will use, and of course, our choice will not be the best choice for you. So, do you

I also just came across www.freeconferencecall.com. No video services at all, but free audio conference calling for up to 96 attendees for up to 6 hours! Not bad! I'm still looking for the catch...

Good luck!

~Jay

The Center for Mind-Body Medicine - Offering professional trainings in Mind-Body Medicine, Food As Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Care, and bringing trauma relief to NYC firefighters post 9-11, New Orleans post Katrina, soldiers returning from Iraq & Afghanistan, and war torn Israel, Gaza, Kosovo, and Macedonia.

Re: RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

lbrown@grfoundation.org — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:04:53 GMT

I have used DimDim - a couple of cons: the viewing screen is very small and it is slow to load applications. I'm currently looking for other products.

Re: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

AngelAdams — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:34:32 GMT

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Hello all!

I just wanted to share my experience with these softwares. Recently we were looking to switch our web conferencing software for a more cost effective system because we had to square off some budget. Someone suggested the web conferencing system from RHUB. It has been a wonderful experience since they provide a four-in-one web conferencing application. We have tried it for so many meeting types and so far so good. Just thought you should add that to your list! J

The software is available at RHUB http://www.rhubcom.com

Re: RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

mskalyn — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:52:55 GMT

dim dim has recently add new features and we are looking forward to trying it

RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

techstev — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:44:00 GMT

gotomeeting.com, we recently came to know dimdim.com, we might give a try to use it.

If you have experience with dimdim, please post here

RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

jknauer — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:10:00 GMT

We regularly use Glance.net. It is very simple, straightforward and easy for people joining our web conferences to use. It is just a screen sharing tool and doesn't have a lot of the other extra features that other packages have (no shared whiteboard, no video feed, etc.) but that's actually why we like it so much. You can have up to 100 people join in and they don't need to download extra software.

They also have a very easy way to embed the conference in your website. They work on all platforms that we have encountered.

If you just want simple screen sharing over the web, I highly recommend: http://www.glance.net

-Josh Knauer
CEO, Rhiza Labs
http://www.rhizalabs.com

RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

jonf — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:54:00 GMT

We currently use LiveMeeting but that's because Microsoft gave it to us. We're hoping to try out Adobe's Acrobat Connect, which is Flash based. I've attended webinars using some of the other products.

Jon Frank
Training Manager
NPower Seattle

RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

harrysmitghson — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:02:00 GMT

I've used mostly webex, however there are new players in the market. www.talkingonthenet.com provides some good analysis of the major vendors.

RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

stosher — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 21:53:00 GMT

:thinkerg; 07.09.19 noon-ish local •
umm http://www.webex.com is pretty good..been using it since 1995..
Alo'ha
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RE: What Web-conferencing tools have you used?

bsatterfield — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 23:59:00 GMT

kefcwwg,

To the best of my knowledge, both ReadyTalk and WebHuddle are platform agnostic, meaning that they should support Windows, Mac and Linux OSs.

WOF,

As far as I can tell, WebHuddle should support all versions of OS X. As least that's what their site leads me to believe.

Hope that helps....