Here is a link to test your GoToWebinar connection:

GoToWebinar Connection Wizard – Test My System

If you need help conducting a GoToWebinar event, please contact us and we can help.

Regards,

Bill

Tags: gotowebinar, problems.

Here is a WebEx link for testing if your system can’t access a WebEx meeting:

WebEx System Test

If you need help conducting a WebEx web seminar, please contact us and we can help.

Regards,

Bill

Tags: problems, webex.

I just attended a live video show by HubSpot.  They are experimenting  with a  live show format on the web.  Although targeting a business audience using this approach is clearly bleeding-edge,  I think its a worthwhile experiment. I will have more observations on this effort, but wanted to share with you specifically what happened today.  Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: HubSpot, internet tv, Justin.TV, mogulus, Streaming, Streaming media, Ustream, Ustream.tv, Video.

According to Computer Economics, 55% of businesses are cutting travel expenses in expectation of lower revenues driven by recession.  In addition to using video conferencing and collaboration tools, for larger meetings, web seminars and video webcasts are an effective way to eliminate travel expense while stil maintaining good company communications.

Computer Economics reports other cost-cutting moves include not back-filling open positions (40%), eliminating contract workers (33%) and cutting staff (17%). If your company is doing more with less, when your looking at webinar/webcasting solutions it makes sense to look for managed solutions – this both helps ease your workload and saves you time since you can leverage their expertise.

Tags: travel.

We edit live webinars to produce event recordings that can be used for post-webinar marketing and training, and think alot about how to get the most out of these live events. Many of our customers will update specific slides or request that we edit out details like pricing that may change over time. Between judicious editing, recording new narration, and adding a moderator voice-over, we can really extend the life of these recordings.

However, there are a few simple things that would make our life easier, and would help any company that wants to extend the shelf-life of their content: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Editing, event replays, Microsoft PowerPoint, recording, reusability, Web Seminars, Webcasts, webinars.