Tag Archives: virtual meetings

Thu, Aug 4 2011
Iggy’s rules for moderating virtual world meetings

Iggy’s rules for moderating virtual world meetings

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The good folks at the Virtual Worlds Education Roundtable are training new people to host our meetings, and they’ve asked us veterans to share our ideas. The following  principles have worked... 

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Wed, Jul 13 2011
Report: in-person, virtual attendees equally attentive

Report: in-person, virtual attendees equally attentive

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People pay the same amount of attention at virtual and physical events, says a  new report from the Professional Convention Management Association, UBM Studios, and the Virtual Edge Institute, detailing... 

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Mon, Jun 13 2011
Study: virtual work force a competitive advantage

Study: virtual work force a competitive advantage

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Press release: Brandman University Research Study Shows Companies Can Better Embrace Virtual Work Force as a Competitive Advantage Managers eager for workers to understand collaboration tools, but still... 

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Wed, May 11 2011
Is social media a threat to virtual platforms?

Is social media a threat to virtual platforms?

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While most of the attention within our industry has been on the 2D and 3D platforms for virtual events, I envisioned that a simpler, website-like interface may begin emerging for digital events. My post... 

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Wed, May 11 2011
Survey seeks work users of virtual tech

Survey seeks work users of virtual tech

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Press Release: Virtual Edge Institute Launches Extensive Survey about Work-Related Uses of Virtual Technologies Giving away two free iPads to participants Pleasanton, CA – The Virtual Edge Institute... 

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Mon, May 2 2011
Survey: Virtual events now the norm

Survey: Virtual events now the norm

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Press Release: Annual Unisfair Survey Shows Virtual and Hybrid Events are the New Normal in Marketing, Training and Collaboration 550 Marketers Weigh in on Why and How They Use Virtual Environments Key... 

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Thu, Apr 14 2011
Digitell Releases New Hybrid Meeting Tool Kit

Digitell Releases New Hybrid Meeting Tool Kit

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Press Release: Digitell Releases New Hybrid Meeting Tool Kit Jamestown, NY — Virtual conference vendor Digitell has just released a free hybrid meeting tool kit to assist those organizations in... 

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Thu, Mar 31 2011
InXpo’s VX takes virtual events mobile

InXpo’s VX takes virtual events mobile

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Press release: VX Platform Combines Industry Leading Scalability, Reliability and Security with new User Interface, Making Virtual Event Production Easier than Ever CHICAGO — INXPO announces the... 

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Tue, Mar 22 2011
The Many Advantages of Virtual Collaboration

The Many Advantages of Virtual Collaboration

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The results of this Harvard Business School study, and many others like it, provide ample and compelling evidence to suggest that virtual collaboration is a powerful means of achieving new levels of efficiency... 

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Wed, Mar 9 2011
VenueGen hosts free talk on immersive learning

VenueGen hosts free talk on immersive learning

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Press Release: eTraining Experts Tony O’Driscoll and Karl Kapp To Host an Intimate Talk in VenueGen on Immersive Online Learning and Collaboration Co-authors of the new book “Learning in 3D” will... 

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Mon, Mar 7 2011
Ten Challenges 3D Virtual Meeting Platforms Face in Corporations

Ten Challenges 3D Virtual Meeting Platforms Face in Corporations

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Corporations are comfortable with using WebEx-like solutions for their virtual meetings, with some using pseudo-3D platforms for large-scale virtual conferences and trade shows. When they need more sense... 

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Tue, Feb 15 2011
ProtoSphere adds ComplianceWire integration

ProtoSphere adds ComplianceWire integration

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Press release: ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere Now Integrated with Kaplan EduNeering’s ComplianceWire LANSDALE, Pa.—ProtonMedia and Kaplan EduNeering have integrated their technologies to create a new... 

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Thu, Feb 10 2011
Avaya announces on-demand pricing for web.alive

Avaya announces on-demand pricing for web.alive

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Press release: Avaya Launches Cloud-Based, On-Demand Immersive Web Collaboration for Businesses BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Avaya Inc., a global leader in business collaboration systems, software and... 

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Wed, Feb 9 2011
Arizona school goes virtual with VenueGen

Arizona school goes virtual with VenueGen

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Chris Lineberry is the principal of the Florence Virtual Academy in Florence, Arizona, about 60 miles southeast of Phoenix, serving students in grades six through 12 who live in the district – or anywhere... 

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Fri, Feb 4 2011
VenueGen hopes to be the WebEx of virtual meetings

VenueGen hopes to be the WebEx of virtual meetings

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There are three main ways today to have a 3D virtual business meeting using your browser – VenueGen, Altadyn’s 3DXplorer, and Avaya’s  Web.alive. Of the three, VenueGen stands out by actively... 

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Thu, Feb 3 2011
Why should virtual events look like in-person events?

Why should virtual events look like in-person events?

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Since we launched Altadyn nine years ago, we regularly hear the questions: Why should virtual events look like in-person events? Why meet in a 3D space? Why use an avatar? Why isn’t the virtual... 

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Wed, Jan 19 2011
Magazine group opens virtual convention center

Magazine group opens virtual convention center

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Press release: MediaTec Publishing Creates Virtual Human Capital Media Convention Center Partners with Unisfair to expand beyond in-person event experience Chicago, Jan. 18 — MediaTec Publishing Inc.,... 

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Tue, Jan 18 2011
Why Must Virtual Events Look Like In-Person Events?

Why Must Virtual Events Look Like In-Person Events?

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Every year I look forward to attending the Virtual Edge Summit online. Not only is it free to consume the content online and saves my travel budget (one of the keys for virtual events) but it also showcases... 

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Wed, Jan 12 2011
Game Dynamics and Games in Virtual Events

Game Dynamics and Games in Virtual Events

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On a recent trip to London, I found myself sitting in a Yo! Sushi. As I watched the colored plates winding their way around the room, I noticed a poster on the wall advertising “Blue Plate Mondays”... 

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Tue, Jan 11 2011
3D Web events boost engagement

3D Web events boost engagement

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Press Release: Web3D Technology Boosts User Engagement for eTraining and Corporate Events: VenueGen CEO to Discuss at Virtual Edge Summit 2011 David Gardner will explore the potential of new in-browser... 

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Mon, Jan 10 2011
VirtualU integrates 2D, 3D conferences

VirtualU integrates 2D, 3D conferences

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Companies looking to hold virtual conferences first have to decide whether to hold a Web-based conference – normally some combination of streaming video, live chats, slide shows, and social media –... 

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Fri, Jan 7 2011
10 Things I Won’t Miss About In-Person Events

10 Things I Won’t Miss About In-Person Events

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Event management is tough… really tough. In fact, if you are an experienced event planner, you are probably one of the only people in the world that knows how to ship an elephant from Dallas to... 

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Thu, Dec 16 2010
On24 announces private Webcasts

On24 announces private Webcasts

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Press Release: ON24 Announces Enterprise Webcasting for Internal Communications New Capabilities Enable ‘Behind the Firewall’ Webcasts SAN FRANCISCO, CA– ON24, Inc., the global leader... 

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Thu, Dec 9 2010
Why face-to-face meetings are here to stay

Why face-to-face meetings are here to stay

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Sure we’re advocates of virtual meetings. But we’re not foolish enough to think a day will come — soon or ever — when face-to-face meetings go away. That’s just not going... 

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Tue, Nov 30 2010
How to make virtual speaker programs work

How to make virtual speaker programs work

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Like many aspects of life sciences today, speaker programs are being cut due to budgetary constraints and the tightening regulatory landscape. I read a recent article by Bill Cooney in PharmaExec that... 

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Mon, Nov 29 2010
Avatars key to equal contribution and opportunity

Avatars key to equal contribution and opportunity

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Much has been discussed and written about virtual environments achieving levels of immersion and interactivity that rival (and some believe exceed) face-to-face meetings. Much has also been written about... 

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Mon, Nov 29 2010
Corporate uptake of collaborative 3D spaces

Corporate uptake of collaborative 3D spaces

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Much has been said in recent years regarding the benefits and substantial returns an organisation can achieve by integrating an Online 3D Environment into their everyday operations. Indeed, examples... 

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Wed, Nov 17 2010
ProtoSphere adds support for Lync Server

ProtoSphere adds support for Lync Server

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Press Release: ProtonMedia’s ProtoSphere Works with Microsoft Lync Server 2010 ProtoSphere now provides an immersive collaboration layer for Microsoft Corp.’s latest enterprise class unified... 

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Tue, Nov 2 2010
Green Your Meeting By Going Virtual

Green Your Meeting By Going Virtual

Everyone wants to go green these days, including meeting planners. And while there are many ways to green a meeting, one of the greenest approaches to meetings is to not meet in person. This is a way... 

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Mon, Oct 25 2010
Avatar: Your key to equal contribution and opportunity

Avatar: Your key to equal contribution and opportunity

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Much has been discussed and written about virtual environments achieving levels of immersion and interactivity that rival (and some believe exceed) face-to-face meetings. Much has also been written about... 

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Wed, Oct 20 2010
OnLand business park opens in Blue Mars

OnLand business park opens in Blue Mars

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The  OnLand business park opened today in the Blue Mars virtual world as a place for traditional companies to market their goods in high-fidelity three dimensional form to their clients. The OnLand park... 

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Mon, Oct 18 2010
Bring on the Virtual Bar!

Bring on the Virtual Bar!

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Virtual events are undoubtedly effective… but can they also be fun? Over the last several years, many companies, squeezed by tough economic conditions, have looked for alternatives to in-person events.... 

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Mon, Oct 11 2010
What Virtual Business Means to Your Business

What Virtual Business Means to Your Business

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Introduction 1. $54 million in cost savings 2. $19 million in productivity and time savings 3. 34,000 tons of carbon emissions eliminated If those kinds of numbers are interesting to you, we hope you... 

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Mon, Oct 11 2010
Trends in the Virtual Worlds Industry

Trends in the Virtual Worlds Industry

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How do you keep up with industry trends?  You hear from the people setting the trends.  On September 24th, FountainBlue held its annual virtual worlds conference on Cisco’s campus in Milpitas, CA. ... 

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Fri, Oct 1 2010
Report: Virtual meetings growing at 80% of firms

Report: Virtual meetings growing at 80% of firms

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The use of virtual meetings has grown at 80 percent of companies, according to a recent report from Carson Wagonlit Travel’s Travel Management Institute. The report, based on a survey of over 1,800... 

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Wed, Sep 29 2010
How to get rid of ‘real life’

How to get rid of ‘real life’

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I’m ending it. Beset by criticism on all sides — okay, just one side — I am officially going cold turkey on “real life.” The phrase, that is, not the living itself. Ron Blechner I’ve... 

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Tue, Sep 28 2010
Trends in the Virtual Worlds Industry

Trends in the Virtual Worlds Industry

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How do you keep up with industry trends?  You hear from the people setting the trends. On September 24th, FountainBlue held its annual virtual worlds conference on Cisco’s campus in Milpitas, CA. The... 

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Fri, Sep 24 2010
Sococo launches 2D virtual office spaces

Sococo launches 2D virtual office spaces

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Press release: Sococo Debuts Team Space at Demo Fall 2010 New Communication Service For Professionals Demonstrated at Premier Silicon Valley Confab SANTA CLARA, CA — At DEMO Fall 2010, Sococo®... 

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Wed, Sep 15 2010
ProtonMedia Releases ProtoSphere 1.5

ProtonMedia Releases ProtoSphere 1.5

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Press Release: ProtonMedia Releases ProtoSphere 1.5: First Portable 3-D World for Business Collaboration Now Companies Can Stop Meeting and Start Working with World’s First Portable App... 

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Thu, Sep 9 2010
Virtual Events for Business: What are they and how are they different?

Virtual Events for Business: What are they and how are they different?

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When you hear the words “Virtual Events” or “Immersive Environments,” what comes to mind?  Geordi from Star Trek? Perhaps a giant question mark since they sound so foreign? Many of us participate... 

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Wed, Sep 8 2010
Virtual event best practices

Virtual event best practices

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Webcasting is seen by many professionals as an ideal marketing and communications tool, offering the effectiveness and efficiency that enterprises require in today’s business environment. These... 

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Tue, Sep 7 2010
Avoid disruptions with virtual events

Avoid disruptions with virtual events

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The world is about to turn nasty. I don’t mean the world is about to turn nasty on you, personally, but its going to be a much harder world to do business in, as economic disruptions throughout... 

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Wed, Sep 1 2010
Unisfair to launch virtual classroom

Unisfair to launch virtual classroom

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Press Release: Unisfair launches virtual training environment Shown to reduce costs by up to 95% Companies like IBM, Intuit, Novartis and ACS Are Leveraging the Unisfair Virtual Classroom to Easily and... 

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Wed, Sep 1 2010
Latest Teleplace release supports Sharepoint

Latest Teleplace release supports Sharepoint

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Press Release: Teleplace Enterprise Fall ’10 Adds SharePoint Support, Enterprise-Class Enhancements Commercial, Government Customers Benefit From Enhanced Collaboration, Security, Scalability,... 

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Sat, Aug 21 2010
OpenSim business roadmap: past, present and future

OpenSim business roadmap: past, present and future

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My company is a small, enterprise user of virtual worlds. Over the past year, we’ve used them for meetings with partners, new hires, internal collaboration, and external business networking. There... 

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Mon, Aug 16 2010
Free seminar on making 3D events more productive

Free seminar on making 3D events more productive

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Press Release: Free Online Seminar in 3D: How to Make Your Online Meetings More Engaging and Productive According to a recent Gallup study, disengaged workers cost US companies over $325 billion each... 

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Fri, Aug 13 2010
VastPark not dead, serves top-tier enterprise clients

VastPark not dead, serves top-tier enterprise clients

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Despite rumors of its demise, the Australian virtual worlds company VastPark is not dead — in fact, it’s recently seen quite an uptick of interest. In April, the company won a prestigious contract... 

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Wed, Aug 11 2010
Why virtual worlds suck for business — and some solutions

Why virtual worlds suck for business — and some solutions

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Wagner Au and Gwyneth Llewelyn have recently posted thought-provoking pieces about how to make virtual worlds more engaging. Au proposed an achievement system to encourage new users to make friends and... 

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Wed, Aug 11 2010
Why virtual worlds are important for business

Why virtual worlds are important for business

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There is a ton of debate and discussion and information Out There about why virtual worlds are, or aren’t, or might someday be, important for business. Important, that is, to people who are wearing... 

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Wed, Jul 21 2010
VenueGen adds enterprise collaboration

VenueGen adds enterprise collaboration

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Press Release: VenueGen Announces New Enterprise Collaboration Capability for Its 3D Web Conferencing Platform VenueGen Releases the First Multi-Dimensional Platform for Web Collaboration RESEARCH... 

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