Online Collaboration News Radar

Group Video Calling Across Any Web Browser and All Mobile Devices: FriendCaller

Robin Good: C2Call GmbH provider of the FriendCaller voice and video calling apps, has expanded its service with the introduction of multi-point video and voice conferencing capabilities supporting up to ten call participants.FriendCaller supports Apple iOS devices including iPhone(R), iPod touch(R) and iPad(TM), Android(TM)-based smart phones and tablets, and the FriendCaller WebPhone at www.FriendCaller.com.From their official press release:"For now, we are starting by supporting up to four video participants, and up to six audio participants. Later this month, we will be demonstrating even more advanced capabilities at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, including support for up to seven video participants, and up to 20 voice participants."(Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/friendcaller-introduces-cross-platform-multi-party-group-video-calling-2012-02-02) FriendCaller provides additional features besides group video calling. These include:- Text Messaging (SMS),- Browser-based WebPhone- Caller-ID- unique CallMe-Links- a real phone number.Features: http://www.friendcaller.com/en/friendcaller/features.html The service is based on an advertising business model which allows users to benefit from all FriendCaller features at no price.The updated FriendCaller apps with the multi-point video conferencing feature are available starting today on the iTunes App Store, Android Market and the FriendCaller.com website.Getting Started / FAQ: http://www.friendcaller.com/en/help.html N.B.: C2Call C2Call is the first company to offer free cloud hosted video and voice calls without the need to download software. C2Call's FriendCaller is the first free multi-point video calling app that works across all desktop browsers and smart phone platforms.Find out more or try it out now: http://www.friendcaller.com/ See it on Scoop.it, via Online Collaboration Tools
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A Real-Time Collaborative Whiteboard That Integrates With Skype: IDroo (PC only)

Robin Good: Idroo is a real-time collaborative whiteboard (for Windows PCs only) that allows 10 or more people to annotate, highight, draw and markup over any image they want to. Idroo integrates perfectly with Skype allowing you to invite through Skype your meeting attendants and to talk to them while working together on the shared whiteboard.Key features include:FREE for non-commercial use10 or more simultaneous participantsVector drawing tools Import imagesSkype integrationSupports digital tablets
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Screen-Sharing Comes To Google+ Hangouts

If you were waiting for Google to release a screen-sharing feature inside the Hangout real-time collaboration platform, that time has come.In the next 48 hours Google will be rolling out to all Google+ users the ability to screen-share during any hangout session.From Christopher Johnson G+ post: "When we launched Hangouts with Extras last September, we wanted to test new features and get feedback from users. We’ve learned a lot over
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A Private IRC Chat Platform for Your Company: Grove

What it is"Grove is a hosted IRC service targeted at paying business clients who would use a private chat service to for internal discussions.Grove is built on the IRC protocol and allows any business to set up its own web-based private IRC server that includes features such as archives, search and channel access controls."Key FeaturesNo software to installFull chat archivesSearchabe archivesChannel and user access controlWeb-based access Interface screenshothttp://gigaom2.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/grove-screenshot.jpg Pricing"The first 30 days
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Updated Web Conferencing Tools Round-Up: 15 Good Alternatives

If you are looking for a browsable round-up of web conferencing platforms and their main key characteristics and traits, you can take a pick at this article-report from Social Business Today.It lists 15 web conferencing services while providing some useful complementary information for each one, including key features, availability of a trial, and pricing.Consider this a basic reference to get an idea about differences between major services, but do not
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Chat In Any Language You Want: TransFire XP iPhone Application

From the official press release: TransFire XP is the first Instant Messaging App for iPhone with real-time translated chat. Say for example, your Argentinian cousin, Carlos, speaks only Spanish. With Transfire XP, you can now chat with each other in real-time, without any language barrier. Send a message wishing Carlos a "Happy Birthday!", and he will read "Feliz Cumpleaños!" on his phone. Carlos then responds, "Gracias," and you read, "Thank you."TNT Creations
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Unlimited Cloud Storage Is Here: Zovo

Zovo is a cloud-based file storage and backup service which offers unlimited storage space and bandwidth to subscribers along with some very unique features.Among them I have noted:Automatic backup in the backgroundAutomatic file monitoring and savingAutomatic file history to up to 30 revisionsAutomatic recovery of any deleted file Sync files between your computersGet a virtual drive on your PC or Mac - works like an external drive (Pro version)Stream your music
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Get A Free Personal 10GB Cloud Storage Space and Sync All Your Computers and Devices: CX

CX (free to $19.99 per month) is a cloud-based syncing and storage back-up solution, similar to the well-known Dropbox, that gives you access to your files from virtually any Internet-connected device.CX offers free downloadable software that works seamlessly on Windows and Mac, as well as free apps for the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Where native apps aren't supported—and they're notably missing from Android, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, and Linux—a straightforward and
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Free One-to-One HD Videoconferencing on your TV: The Biscotti TV Phone

A cookie-shaped, easy-to-use, $199 video-conferencing solution that you pay for once and then use forever. Introduced last month at the Consumer Electronics Association’s annual New York-based CES Unveiled preview event (CES 2012 kicks off on Jan. 9 in Las Vegas), the Biscotti TV Phone is a home video-conferencing gadget that works with your HDTV.Each biscotti-cookie-shaped unit cost $199 and works with any other unit via Biscotti’s proprietary network. You can also
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Beyond Task Lists, Project Gantt Charts and Mindmaps: Organize Your Information Tasks with mySimpleSurface

Mysimplesurface is a new kind of visualization and information-organization tool that sits between a mindmap, a project management and a task-list tool.From the site: "My simple surface is fast and designed to manage lots of things in a semi-structured environment.""...My simple surface is like a big white board for quickly and easily organising lots of things. When there's too much going on, you need space. You need a surface to
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Web and HD Video Conferencing Across Mac, PCs and Smartphones: Fuze Meeting

Fuze Meeting is a free web conferencing and online meeting software that allows desktop and screen sharing on Mac, PC, iOS and Blackberry devices.Key features include: Multi-party HD Video ConferencingWebinars up to 100 participantsMeeting RecordingSite BrandingUnlimited Toll Audio ConferencingUnlimited Storage SpaceScreen Sharing with Remote Desktop ControlInteroperability with enterprise video-conferencing systems such as Microsoft’s Lync, Tandberg, LifeSize, Polycom, and Teliris, and all Android, IOS (Apple), and Blackberry mobile devices.A free 14-day trial
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Free Cloud-Based Web Conferencing for Up To 25 People with BuddyMeeting

Buddymeeting is a new free and open-source web-based conferencing service which allows anyone to have an online meeting session with up to 25 people at zero cost.Features include PowerPoint (and PDF) presentation support, video and VoIP, whiteboarding, screen sharing, text chat, and tele-conferencing.Buddymeeting sports a clean and effective user interface, that is simple and intuitive to use. Recommended.FAQ: http://buddymeeting.com/faq.php Find out more: http://buddymeeting.com/ See it on Scoop.it, via Online Collaboration Tools
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Videoconference Through Your Large Screen TV Monitor: Warpia ConnectHD

Tired of squinting in front of a small laptop screen for the next videoconference?The Warpia ConnectHD device provides users with an easy way to stream content wirelessly (up to 1080p HD video quality) from any laptop computer to a television screen or HDTV without any limitation.ConnectHD integrates a wide-angle HD video camera and a multidirectional microphone, and it provides the perfect technology fit to do videoconferencing from the comfort of
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Embeddable VideoConferencing and Full Collaboration Platform Introduces eCommerce Overlays: Watchittoo

Watchitoo is a full collaboration and videoconferencing platform that can be embedded on any site. Key traits: Up to 25 (50 or 100 depending on your plan) people can actively interact with the video as a participant or a viewer, while up to 1000 can participate as pure viewers. The technology exists not as a separate service, like WebEx or GoToMeeting, but rather as code integrated directly into the website.This makes it easier
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HD Videoconferencing plus Screen and File Sharing SuperTool: VSee Goes Mac Too

One of the best videoconferencing and online collaboration tools, Vsee, has finally released a Mac version of its cool technology, enabling scores of new users to take advantage of this largely unknown but very effective collaboration technology.Vsee integrates cool unique features which it has pioneered over the last 6 years, and I am incredibly excited to see that they have finally released a working Mac version.If you have never seen
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Beyond Dropbox: Build Your OwnCloud (Open-Source Web-based Personal Storage) | ZDNet

"Everyone likes personal cloud services, like Apple’s iCloud, Google Music, and Dropbox. But, many of aren’t crazy about the fact that our files, music, and whatever are sitting on someone else’s servers without our control."OwnCloud allows you to set up your own cloud server for file-sharing, music-streaming, and calendar, contact, and bookmark sharing project.“OwnCloud offers the ease-of-use and cost effectiveness of Dropbox and box.net with a more secure, better managed
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The Fastest and Easiest Way To Share Your Screen: Quick Screen Share

Quick Screen Share is the simplest and easiest solution to share your screen with someone else without spending a dime.Just head to http://quickscreenshare.com/ type your name and click start. A Java plug-in will need to be authorized and after it loads you will be given a URL which you can give out to your contact.Key features in summary:- No registration required and completely free.- Nothing to install for sharer or sharee.- Works
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Three Super-Simple Collaborative Drawing Whiteboards

If you are looking for a super-simple drawing whiteboard where you can have more than one person contributing to the visual work, these are three simple solutions I suggest you explore:Awwapp: http://awwapp.com/draw.html(no ads) DrawitLive: http://demo.drawitlive.com/(no ads) (integrated chat)Flockdraw: http://flockdraw.com/ (ads supported)(integrated chat)(Suggested by Robin Good) See it on Scoop.it, via Online Collaboration Tools
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Virtual Conferencing Rooms with Audio & Video for Up To 4 People with Pligus

Pligus is a new free web collaboration and conferencing service which allows you to create a permanent and "persistent" collaboration workspace in which to meet with your contacts.Plingus works across operating systems, and it integrates video, audio conferencing, white boarding, screen-sharing (Windows only), map sharing and text chat.The free version accomodates up to 4 concurrent users per session, but doesn't allow for private rooms and it is ad-supported.The paid version
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Mobile web Conferencing: Making Your Smartphone and Tablet Use Web Collaboration Tools Just Like your Desktop PC: AlwaysOnPC

"AlwaysOnPC also enables mobile collaboration: The Zoho Meeting web conferencing/screen-sharing solution relies on Flash and Java-applets and does not work on native mobile browsers.However with AlwaysOnPC, users can initiate and host Zoho Meetings from iPad, iPhone, or Android with participants on any device or computer.They can share their AlwaysOnPC screen to conduct presentations, demonstrations, webinars and more, and even delegate presenter controls to participants.Similar mobile compatibility challenges face Office 365,
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Visual Collaborative Workspace Makes It Easy To Share and Work Together: Stixy

Stixy is a new collaboration workspace which makes it easy to create permanent private spaces in which multiple people can add, edit and update notes, photos, documents and to-do lists. The service is free. Find out more: http://www.stixy.com/welcome  See it on Scoop.it, via Online Collaboration Tools
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Cross-Platform and Multi-Device Remote Desktop Sharing: ThinVNC

ThinVNC is a cross-browser, cross-OS and cross-device solution for accessing a remote Windows desktop and all of its applications.Engineered and built on HTML5-based, ThinVNC allows anyone to access a remote Windows PC and to control it from any browser or operating system. ThinVNC can also be utilized to deliver live assistance or to present in real-time to an online audience of up to 16 participants. Integrated functions include File Transfer
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One Touch Conference Call Connection: Plantronics InstantMeeting

InstantMeeting automatically identifies conference calls in your calendar and recognizes the notable details (time, phone number, dial-in code, etc).InstantMeeting connects you to your conference call or notifies attendees that you will join shortly - all at the single touch of a button. InstantMeeting also allows you to choose your alert time and it is compatible with iPhone, all Android and Blackberry devices, as well as PCs running Outlook.Find out more
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Create Your Own Public Discussion Hall and Have Fans Vote, Rank and Ask Their Questions: Hall.com

Hall.com is a new web-based collaboration service which allows you to create a public (or private) conversation hall in which specific topics can be discussed, custom polls, voting and selecting tasks or things to do is made as easy and effective as possible.Hall.com integrates in fact four on-demand modules to create Polls, Rank items, create To-Do lists and to write Notes collaboratively.The collaborative spaces created are persistent and each one
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Instant Online Audio Teleconference for 10 People: Keep The Record

Keep The Record is a new online collaboration service which allows you to instantly create a free teleconference for up to 10 people to which you can invite other contacts by email, phone or sms. Those on a computer can join in by going to the specific unique URL that is generated for you when you start a conference, and those that have only access to a telephone can connect in
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Free Videoconference and Screen-Sharing in Facebook with the New Team Hangout from ISL

ISL Online, an online collaboration solutions provider, has just launched a new free web conferencing service called Team Hangout. This new service is optimized for very simple one-click online meetings. The new web-based service starts a free online meeting directly from Facebook or the teamhangout.com website and lets users instantly share screen and perform video conferences. The service is based on the online meeting software ISL Groop, but unlike ISL
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Finally Instant Messengers Reunited Into One Hub: Imo.im

The Imo instant messenger is a web-based service capable of linking up to all of your instant messaging accounts, from MSN to Skype, Yahoo Messemger, AOL, Jabber and more. Imo has integrated video and voice chat functionalities and it is free to use. Connect up all of your IMs now: https://imo.im/ See it on Scoop.it, via Online Collaboration Tools
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Google+ Adds Instant Chat

Google has added a new chat feature to Google+. “Google Chat makes it easy to chat with people you have relationships with. In Google+, you can chat with anyone in your Circles who also has added you to their Circles. And, when you’re not using Google Plus, you’ll still be able to chat with them using Google products including, Gmail, the Google Talk client, iGoogle, Orkut and 3rd party apps.” Previously, you
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Facebook-to-Facebook Skype Calling Now Available

How it works: Initiating a Facebook-to-Facebook call from within Skype is quite easy; all you need to do is connect your Skype and Facebook accounts.Then, select a Facebook friend and hit the video call button in Skype- your friend simply picks up the call from Facebook.This new feature lets you maintain social connections with your Facebook friends and compliments previously announced features such as being able to see when your
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Instant Collaborative Document Pad: QikPad

QikPad is a free online collaboration tool.Multiple users can instantly see text updates, character by character.Work together on documents, projects or code in real-time.No registration or sign-up is required and the service is free. Try it now: http://qikpad.co.uk/See it on Scoop.it, via Online Collaboration Tools
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Instant Messaging, VoIP: Online Collaboration Tools From Kolabora n.127

Photo credit: Julian Addington-Barker Jabbify: Embed a text-chat on your site and interact with visitors Twitly: Create groups with your Twitter friends and start posting messages DukaDial: Call any US landline phone number for free TorChat: Instant message with people through this USB portable client ... [Read more]

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Co-Browsing, Document Sharing: Online Collaboration Tools From Kolabora n.125

Photo credit: Irina Tischenko Screen2: Co-browse any webpage with other people while chatting with them Zoho Share: Upload any document and let people annotate it for further sharing ShiftSpace: Annotate and highlight webpages together Anyvite: Create and share events with your friends via email, IM and SMS ... [Read more]

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Document Annotation, Start-up Name: Online Collaboration Tools From Kolabora n.124

Photo credit: Rodolfo Clix A.nnotate: Upload a document or provide a page URL and start adding notes with other people NameThis: Use collective intelligence to find or get suggestions for the perfect name for a start-up company Netopi: Read and give reviews of any website easily SwarmSketch: Draw together with other people and see what masses can create ... [Read more]

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Online Collaboration Tools And Resources: Kolabora Picks n.123

Photo credit: Sachin Ghodke Clavardon: Browse pages with other people in real-time while chatting Wiki-Site: Create free wikis for your projects without registering Fotoll: Build online polls and gather immediate feedback on your doubts Joodo: Communicate with messages, chat in real-time, and share files and folders ... [Read more]

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Photo credit: Jfens Text The Mob: Build polls and message boards for any event BookGoo: Annotate, highlight and share documents with others Kiobo: Discover and share interesting sites with other people in real-time Tell-a-Friend: Let your visitors share your site via email, IM and social networks ... [Read more]

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Online Collaboration Tools And Resources: Kolabora Picks n.121

Photo credit: Stephen Mackins Task2Gather: Manage all of your projects and assign tasks to your team members Kluster: Discuss on ideas and projects with your team On-Wiki.net: Create free wiki pages without signing up Userplane Boards Create message boards and interact with other people in real-time ... [Read more]

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Project Management, Shared Calendar: Online Collaboration Tools From Kolabora n.126

Photo credit: Dimensions WhoDoes 2.0: Manage your projects in workspaces and monitor on-going activities DeskAway: Organize your team with shared calendar, task manager and file sharing LuckyCal: Schedule appointments through a social calendar Apprise: Send via Twitter or AIM your interesting RSS feed news ... [Read more]

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Online Collaboration Tools And Resources: Kolabora Picks n.119

Photo credit: Renee Reeder TokBox AIR: Have video conferencing on any machine with Adobe AIR environment Goober: Instant message with people while having VoIP conferences and sharing files AtWiki: Create free wiki pages, invite people, and share files Uptogo: Review, approve and exchange projects online ... [Read more]

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Online Collaboration Tools And Resources: Kolabora Picks n.118

Photo credit: Paulo Correa Privnote: Send notes that will self destruct after being read Tweetparty: Create messaging groups with your Twitter account Dexrex: Store all of your instant messaging sessions online Neos MT: Connect to all major instant messaging networks with one single client ... [Read more]