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Video Conference - The easy way

There are certain businesses on the Internet that still amaze me. Recently, i was searching for a collaboration tool to ‘talk and work’ with one of my marketing managers in India. I stumbled upon Nefsis, a site for business to business video conferencing. After reading their promising “how it works” page, i decided to try it out. Lucky for skeptics like me, they have a video conferencing free trial  pack. The installation was very simple, but what caught and tamed the critic in me was the clarity and ease of use of this application. The best part is, you dont need any expensive equipment, it works fine with just your PC, webcam and Internet Connection. The free trial lasts 14 days, after which i have decided to purchase their reasonably priced service and take advantage of the flexibility that this wonderful service offers. Am really glad that there are still few companies on the Internet worth talking about.

Tags: chat, Collaborate, Conference, Video, Video Conferencing

Chat with Google Lively

I used to Yahoo messenger for chatting in Chat Rooms once but after they shut down the user created rooms, there was no place left to go. On top of that, Yahoo’s chat rooms are filled with bots, so finding a real person online to chat with takes a hell lot of time. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack. Now comes Google Lively, where you can create your own avatar and chat with your friends in rooms you design. You can choose a 3D avatar and customize it to your liking. Every avatar has different animations and different apparel options. Your unique room can be created with the furniture you like. You can also choose the shape of your room. It sounds really interesting. Looks like second life is going to have some competition.

You can get started with Google Lively here.

Tags: chat, chat rooms, google lively