During my recent U.K. trip, while doing VSee calls all day long, it was IM and Chatter that I depended on the most to keep in touch with my coworkers.  Those tools in addition to one-click video calling were critical for my informal interactions–those casual conversations that are so important for…

I read this very interesting article on GigaOm last month and have been digesting it ever since.  Although I don’t necessarily think remote workers are any more (or less) productive than on-site workers, Ms. Laidlaw makes a fantastic point about the productivity mindset of remote workers.  Any company that has…

If you aren’t already sold on the idea of using videoconferencing to supplement (not replace) face-to-face meetings, here is a neat little list I adapted from Richard Schaphorst’s list in Videoconferencing and Videotelephony: Technology and Standards, 2nd Edition: #10 Reliability: Hold your meeting regardless of weather, flight delays, or other…

A voice without the face is still the same person…right? Given that humans are highly visual creatures, and that a disproportionately large portion of the brain is devoted to processing images (Wolfe, 2001), it seems to make sense that including video in virtual conferences could dramatically improve communication between people. …

…and The 6 Month Challenge. We had an amazing time at Dreamforce.  More on that in another post. For now, watch Milton at Dreamforce telling you why you need VSee to help your sales teams: Dreamforce 2010: Milton Chen, VSee – Cutting Edge Video Conferencing In the Clouds, Reduce Sales…

Here is our press release that just went out this morning.  Please support what Playing for Change is doing and watch the event tomorrow at www.playingforchange.org/live! Tuesday November 16, 2010 – 10:00 AM EST Business Wire News Releases Released By VSee WHO: Playing for Change Foundation, VSee WHAT: Live Video-Synchronized Music Performance,…

My friend Jeff Urdan, honcho of VeaMea (a friendly competitor of ours that uses a client-server architecture), sent me an interesting email yesterday with the title “A laugh for your blog?”  Apparently the big guys, realizing they’re a little behind in desktop videoconferencing innovation (read: not optimized for ad hoc workflow),…

Obviously, I’m quite excited by all our releases.  This one, however, has a few extra treats that I want to point out in addition to our release notes. First, if you are a home (non-commercial) user, you now have free HD video calling.  So whether you hook up to your…

Wow. The last couple days have been full of news and it’s time to write about it!  Let’s take a look at some of the most interesting headlines for videoconferencing and discuss the implications: Skype, which keeps claiming to be a business conferencing tool but isn’t, hired Tony Bates to…

Here is a must-read article in today’s New York Times by Eilene Zimmerman.  It touches on several common questions about how to behave in virtual meetings which I haven’t covered here.  (I’ll be honest: I didn’t think of them.)  Although it touches briefly on advice for presenters, it mostly focuses…

Skype announced it will soon have an IPO.  (Also here.) Let’s not confuse this with being a business tool. Yes, video calling is handy for businesses.  But what about presentation and collaborative tools? Skype has an immense user base, and yet operational income for the first half of 2010 was…

Great stuff.  Thank you FedEx! Laughs aside, I feel this video actually brings up two counterintuitive but legitimate points: 1) The first is the current theme of my most recent posts:  Creating an illusion in your videoconference is simply not necessary or useful.  Heck, in this video it was outright…

Every day I have at least one conversation that revolves around using VC (“video conferencing” or “video collaboration”) to “get things done” rather than “meet”.  Obviously efforts to increase acceptance of putting video collaboration tools where they’re most beneficial are gaining traction. For example, I know of at least one…

These are some great, important changes that for most of you, well, won’t change anything. 🙂  Feel free to peruse the new pricing and our forum announcement.  It becomes effective April 1st. Here’s the lowdown: For everyone who’s using VSee for personal use, it will continue to be free.  “But will…

Here I was, taking a break from blogging to get some other high-priority work done, and then I read about Matthew “Lindy” Lindenmuth, entrepreneur, business owner, business student (and future law student), former professional inline skater and world-class snowboarder. He may not be in the Olympics, but this guy’s done the X…