Tag: skype

  • “The Next Communication Revolution” circa 1996

    “The Next Communication Revolution” circa 1996

    Way back in the Dark Ages (1996) I wrote about the path I thought video conferencing needed to go to become ubiquitous: Videoconferencing technology needed to be “easy-to-use”….by anyone. This is 2015, err 2021, has my vision come true?   You can download the whole, very short, article here (the next revolution) but, I will […]

  • Zoom, Google Meet, Skype and many more video conferencing apps and companies

    Zoom, Google Meet, Skype and many more video conferencing apps and companies

    NOTE: I checked the links on 3/31/2020 during the coronavirus / Covid-19 pandemic. They all work! 🙂 Cloud-based video conferencing is a great way for small to medium sized businesses to get involved with multi-point video conferencing. These businesses do not need to purchase expensive infrastructure components, nor do they need the support personnel needed to run […]

  • Video Conferencing As We Know It Is Changing: Ready or Not

    Video Conferencing As We Know It Is Changing: Ready or Not

    I have been working in the video conferencing industry since hmmmm, about 1988 and have  been blogging about it since 2006, or so.  Yikes!  So many products, so many conferences, so many changes, so much fun…. Anyway, so much for nostalgia….lets roll with the FUTURE…. The title of this blog entry kinda says it all: […]

  • Evaluating Cloud Based Video Conferencing Services

    Evaluating Cloud Based Video Conferencing Services

    OK….I am getting ready to evaluate several cloud based video conferencing services. My definition of a decent cloud based video conferencing service is basic and simple (in theory…in practice, it may be a lot harder): A cloud-based video conferencing service provides an easy-to-use, dial-in, ad-hoc, virtual meeting space for anyone, anytime, anywhere using any endpoint. Before I […]