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I never really thought of it this way :)

Web conferencing was always about "saving time" to me and the staff over here at The Michigan Business Directory. We calculate ( in our minds ) how much time we save by not driving 45 minutes to a meeting and 45 minutes back. Since we deal with Michigan businesses, seldom is there air travel involved. iLinc has put a new spin .. a green spin on the whole web conferencing concept.

iLinc announced a couple of weeks ago that it is providing the industry' s first automatic IP address-based CO2 savings application, built inside its Web conferencing software. We tried it and it is Nifty! Click here to activate a free demo.

iLinc's Green Meter uses a mathematical algorithm to detect the locations of the people that are attending a Web conference via IP address and measures the distance between the meeting participants and the meeting leader, calculating the exact amount of travel that is eliminated and measuring the amount of CO2 saved by meeting via Web conference rather than traveling.

The program recognizes what means of travel would commonly be used for the distance (such as car, small aircraft, large aircraft, etc.) and keeps a running tab of the CO2 savings and its associated environmental and financial costs.

iLinc has successfully acknowledged and brought to the forefront the direct connection between Web conferencing software and environmental sustainability. This new tool - coined the Green Meter was developed to quantify the benefits of meeting online to our earth.

A lot of Web sites have basic carbon calculators, but the iLinc Green Meter is a much more advanced application for measuring carbon emission savings.

Labels: Web Conferencing

Did you know?

WebEx is the global leader in web conferencing and collaboration services for individuals and small/medium businesses at low flat-rates

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• Industry leader with more than 60% of marketshare
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I found a new way to avoid talking face to face to people and I'd like you to hear about it. Sorry about the sarcasm, but it is the way the world is going, isn't it? No communication face to face.
With the vent gone, Web conferencing has it's place in business and it sure is easy with WebEx. I tried Webex Meet Me Now for the first time yesterday and thought that the easy of use was unsurpassed.

Web conferencing is a virtual meeting conducted via the Web between two or more people in different locations. Can you say "Save on Gas?". Text, audio and video may be used to communicate in real time.

WebEx has features such as whiteboarding and shared applications that make the conference truly collaborative and almost "Face-to-Face"

When the conference is essentially one-way, for example one person conducting a presentation for a large audience, it is often referred to as "Webcasting." Webcasts can be recorded and streamed over the Internet, or archived for viewing at a later time.

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Just a click of your mouse starts a WebEx meeting - and it's just as easy to invite participants, demonstrate products and annotate documents.

Labels: Web Conferencing