I've worked with people over the years on projects via mailing lists and skype chat/voice . Video-conferencing is over-kill for collaboration.
Face to face is crucial for expanding a relationship, and video conferencing helps that...but it's not needed all the time. Elias Bizannes http://eliasbizannes.com On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 5:26 PM, SoccerFit <lia...@soccerfit.com.au> wrote: > Hi all, > > I had a quick search on SBA for tips/advice/discussion of video > conferencing (and I suppose web conferencing) and even just video > phone calls, and didn't see much about it. > > Which surprised me given the physical size of this brown land...one > would imagine that people in regional areas (like me - 3 hours from > Canberra, 6 from Sydney), particularly those involved in new ventures, > would have a strong need for a good video call and/or web conferencing > solution. It's particularly pressing in my own case as I need to > reduce travel commitments - I really value face-to-face meetings > highly (I think most people do), so I am keen to seen what 'next best' > option there is. > > I guess the quick answer is to use something like Skype video, or > Adobe Remote Connect...but I am thinking about perhaps tools that are > a bit more sophisticated that that...not that any names of such > products roll off the tongue. > > The other difficulty is that people I am dealing with are not > necessarily tech-savvy (if that's the right word), and it is either > not natural, or too difficult for them to get in front of a computer > screen or video conferencing facility. > > In fact, are there places in metropolitan areas that people can walk > in off the street and hook up video calls with others, or receive > video calls at designated times? > > Or do I have to wait for completion of the NBN rollout for this? > > Appreciate any comments. > > Thanks, > > Liam > SoccerFit > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > To post to this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<silicon-beach-australia%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
