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Podcast #27: Susan Tenby & Jessica Dally of TechSoup
This podcast is a departure from the dispersed software development teams I usually cover. I interviewed Susan Tenby and Jessica Dally of TechSoup, a nonprofit focused on providing other nonprofits with the technology they need to better accomplish their missions. One way they assist nonprofits is in helping them to use Second Life, a massive on-line "virtual world", to collaborate and build community online.
I talked to Susan and Jessica about why TechSoup is a distributed organization, and why organizations are using Second Life to meet, network, and do their work. For someone who spends a lot of time doing remote collaboration, it was eye-opening for me to discover this whole new frontier of online interaction. After listening to this interview you may just be inspired to add a virtual world meeting space to your own remote collaboration tool box.
03Dec2010
Wide Links #16: Meeting, Coaching, Bridging, Chatting
A heaping helping of links for remote workers today! In this edition, why work often doesn't happen at work; an open thread on managing remote workers; advice for improving communication between the main office and remote workers - and much, much more.
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Wide Teams Podcast Episode 7: BohConf Roundtable Part 2
This episode features the conclusion of a roundtable about dispersed teams held at BohConf, an unconference held within RailsConf 2010. In this part the participants talk about video conferencing, balancing team collaboration time with solo work, optimizing virtual meetings, meeting deadlines, finding talent for their teams, and much more
Read more...Leave a Comment29Jun2010
Using a Control Channel to facilitate virtual meetings
One of the difficulties in running a remote meeting is that Skype and other audio/video chat tools inhibit the natural nonverbal side-channel communication we use when in person. This article suggests some ways you can use your existing group chat application in concert with video/audio conferencing in order to restore some of that lost lost bandwidth and facilitate quicker, more effective remote meetings.
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