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Top 10 Web Collaboration Tools (That Aren't Google Wave) - Collaboration - Lifehacker
You've probably heard about a hard-to-get, hugely new service called Google Wave. Lest ye forget, there are plenty of web-based collaboration tools that don't require learning a new way of speaking. Here are a few of our (mostly free) favorites.
Virtual Chat Room TinyChat Adds Video Conferencing And Screen Sharing
TinyChat, the simple, free web-based chat room we wrote about here, is now adding video conferencing and screen sharing to its list of features.
Once you create a chat room on TinyChat’s site, TinyChat will generate a unique URL that you can share with whoever you choose to invite to the virtual chat room. When users click on the link, they will enter the interface and will be able to input messages, change their usernames and enable video and audio conferencing. Powered by Adobe Flash, the video conferencing feature allows up to 12 different users in the chat room
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TinyChat,
the simple, free web-based chat room we wrote about here, is now adding video conferencing and screen sharing to its list of features. Once you create a chat room on TinyChat’s site, TinyChat will generate a unique URL that you can share with whoever you choose to invite to the virtual chat room. When users click on the link, they will enter the interface and will be able to input messages, change their usernames and enable video and audio conferencing. Powered by Adobe Flash, the video conferencing feature allows up to 12 different users in the chat room
17 Online Meeting Tools That Facilitate Collaboration
There are many online meeting tools out there that offer a variety of features at varying costs. Here are a few tools you may want to consider, some of their notable features and the cost for using them.
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There are many online meeting tools out there that offer a variety of features at varying costs. Here are a few tools you may want to consider, some of their notable features and the cost for using them.
EtherPad: Really Real-Time Collaborative Editing
Other "real-time" editors like Google Docs work by broadcasting an updated copy of the document to everyone every 15 seconds. This creates a noticeable lag that gets in the way of collaboration. You start editing something, only to find 10 seconds later that someone else deleted it.
Etherpad updates every copy of the document every half second. This 30x increase in speed changes the experience completely. Your edits hardly ever clash with other users'. So you work confidently instead of tentatively.
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Other "real-time" editors like Google Docs work by broadcasting
an updated copy of the document to everyone every 15 seconds.
This creates a noticeable lag that gets in the way of
collaboration. You start editing something, only to find 10
seconds later that someone else deleted it.
Etherpad updates every copy of the document every half second.
This 30x increase in speed changes the experience completely.
Your edits hardly ever clash with other users'. So you work
confidently instead of tentatively.
Best Video Conferencing Tools: Free, Low-Cost, One-To-One And Multi-Party Solutions - Mini-Guide - Robin Good's Latest News
Best Video Conferencing Tools: Free, Low-Cost, One-To-One And Multi-Party Solutions - Mini-Guide
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Stickam - The Live Community, Live Streaming Video
Free live video chat with multiple participants
Collaborative Thinking: Twitter Compared to IM, Email and Forums
Twitter Compared to IM, Email and Forums
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In its most common use, enterprise, IM is used for point-to-point communication between individuals. Most IM systems and applications also support some form of group chat. Typically, group chat exists while participants are in the room they create temporarily. Some systems however support "persistent group chat" where rooms exist for an extended period of time. Online presence is another critical feature. People often create a "buddy list" of their contacts.
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Email remains the most common communication method within the enterprise. It is often also (rightly or wrongly) considered the primary means people collaborate within the workplace. Email can be used for point-to-point communication as well as group communication (through distribution lists or by addressing the message to additional people). While IM is more of a real-time system, email implements a store-and-forward model. Email has been used so extensively within organizations that it is often considered a formal business document type.
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TinyChat.com - Create a free chatroom
With TinyChat you can create your own chatroom and
invite people through one simple link. Try it.
12seconds Tests Video Rooms with Tweets
12seconds.tv, the “Twitter for video” that lets you post 12-second clips to a stream, is testing a new feature this weekend: rooms. Much like the rooms on the social aggregation service FriendFeed, 12seconds rooms will bring together conversations about a
Yuuguu - The free remote desktop and screen sharing tool
Now you can work with up to 30 people at any one time online for free with Yuuguu Personal Edition!
Share your screen, take control and use the business class instant messenger service as part of
your daily workflow.
Five Lightweight Apps for Web Trainers and Consultants - ReadWriteWeb
Five Lightweight Apps for Web Trainers and Consultants
TokBox Downloads
AIR based videoconference client
Eyejot - the easiest way to send video
Sending video messages with Eyejot is as easy as sending email. There is no software to download or install. Just login to your account, record or upload your video, and send! Imagine students using it to video comment on web-based texts
Introducing iJot
write your notes directly into your web browser
organize them using the built-in outliner
save & publish them, all at once.
That's it - you've published a web site, complete with weblog and updates feeds.
Team WhiteBoarding with Twiddla - Painless Team Collaboration for the Web
Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all here, ready to go when you are
Free Video Chat and Video Conferencing from ooVoo
Costs $10/month after trial -- up to six simultaneous video chats.
Team WhiteBoarding with Twiddla - Painless Team Collaboration for the Web
Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo
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