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You Must Understand The Technology Before You Use It

How often have you attended a web conference where the presenter is fumbling through the interface, wondering what buttons to press for certain functions, and complaining about the technology throughout their entire presentation?

Conversely, how often have you attended a web conference where the presenter is smooth as butter, in perfect harmony with his materials, the navigation of the software, and providing an outstanding experience for your presentation?

You can have these two polarizing effects, even if they are using the same software.  It really is a matter of "Practice makes Perfect".  You wouldn't go in front of a live audience with a speech that you had rehearsed for 5 minutes, yet people do that every day with web conferencing technology.

This article explains how significant the difference can be between someone who is comfortable utilizing the web conferencing software, and someone who isn't.  The gap can be very large, and the experience that your participants have can be affected greatly.

If you haven't practiced enough to deliver a great user experience on your web conferencing platform, then you're doing yourself and your participants a disservice. 

For more information on how we can help you with your audio and web conferencing needs, go to www.ganconference.com or call us at 1-877-GET-GAN1.

GANC Sponsors a Prize Giveaway for Virtual Book Launch

We like to be part of a worthy cause whenever the opportunity presents itself, so when one of our Sales Executives was asked if GANC would sponsor a prize for a Virtual Book Launch we jumped at the opportunity.  You can read more about the details here.

For more information about how Great America Networks Conferencing can help you and your business in the areas of Audio and Web Conferencing, then call us today at 1-877-GET-GAN1 or go to our website at www.ganconference.com

We offer audio conferencing, web conferencing, podcast services, recording services, virtual world events, and much more.

Another Nail in the Coffin for HD-DVD Format.

Looks like another nail in the coffin for the Toshiba-backed HD-DVD format.  This article explains how Toshiba is putting an axe in the program.

This is great news for consumers as no one should have to play the "format wars" game.  It's expensive and if you end up on the losing end of the war you have wasted a lot of money.

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Wal-Mart to only sell Blu-ray DVDs.

This isn't related to conferencing and collaboration per se, but the war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD seems to be favoring the Blu-ray camp right now.  This article tells how Wal-Mart is phasing out HD-DVD altogether and will only offer Blu-ray beginning in a few months.  This will be a major blow to the HD-DVD camp and the major backers, including Toshiba.

What does this mean to you as a consumer?  If you remember the Betamax versus VHS wars, I firmly believe that Blu-Ray will be the VHS and HD-DVD will be the Betamax.

Time will tell.

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Oprah Winfrey Has Joined The Game!

Well, sort of.  Take a look at this article that discusses Oprah Winfrey taking the awareness of web conferencing and collaboration to the next level.  As I'm sure most of you know, this kind of exposure for the audio and web conferencing industry will be a huge next step in the level of awareness for web conferencing and collaboration in general. 

Who's the underlying provider behind this event?  That is the question of the day.

If you have been wondering "What is web conferencing?"  "How can this help me?"  I highly advise you to take a look at this and see if there is a compelling reason for you and your organization to take a good look at web conferencing.

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Web Conferencing Can Truly Make A Difference In This World

I know that a lot of you are thinking to yourself, "How can web conferencing possibly make a difference to the planet"?  Here is an interesting article and survey that shows just how important reducing the Carbon footprint can be to people.  Click here for article.

If you are interested in finding out more about how web conferencing can help you today, please give us a call at 1-877-GET-GAN or visit us at our website at www.ganconference.com.

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