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Edinburgh Researchers Prove the Benefits of Virtual Meetings

Edinburgh Researchers Prove the Benefits of Virtual Meetings

Results from a study conducted by the University of Edinburgh show that companies could save thousands of pounds and cut their environmental impact, by holding more ‘virtual meetings.’

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3 Stages of Successful Virtual Meetings

3 Stages of Successful Virtual Meetings

Virtual teams require virtual meetings. It seems obvious, then, that highly functional,productive teams should have good, productive meetings. Yet it seems that most of us get our work done in spite of, not because of the virtual meetings we attend. What can a leader do?

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New Virtual Event Technology Promises 90% Savings in Europe

New Virtual Event Technology Promises 90% Savings in Europe

Businesses and organisations which are slashing spending during the economic downturn are wiping 90 per cent off the cost of conferences, away days and team meetings with a new hi-tech, online solution.

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How BitCoin Wants to Make Money Even More Virtual

How BitCoin Wants to Make Money Even More Virtual

Over the past decade or so, there have been dozens of attempts to create a new kind of electronic currency that people could use for online transactions — there was CyberCash and DigiCash, and even smaller startups with bizarre names like Beenz and Flooz. None of them managed to gain much traction, but that hasn’t stopped a group of hackers from trying to launch a new “peer-to-peer” currency called Bitcoins.

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Are Virtual Academies Better Than Traditional Public Schools?

Are Virtual Academies Better Than Traditional Public Schools?

Are virtual or e-schools better than traditional brick and mortar public schools? In many ways the answer would be a resounding yes. More states are offering alternatives to the typical public education, according to PBS. Until recently learning from your kitchen table evoked stereotypical images of a home-school environment fueled by strictly religious beliefs.

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Virtual Meetings Will Erase Face to Face

Virtual Meetings Will Erase Face to Face

Forget hauling your briefcase on a no-frills airline flight to attend a stuffy convention. Online events are the best, most cost-effective places to exchange information and meet and greet. Pro or con?

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Spain’s first “Virtual Book Fair” is organized by Bubok, the country’s top self-publishing platform

Spain's first Virtual Book Fair

From March 6-11, if you have an internet connection, you can visit the inaugural Virtual Book Fair. This inaugural event is organized by Bubok, the top self-publishing platform in Spain, and by IMASTE, European experts in virtual events. It is being supported by the Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture.

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Virtual Combat IED Simulation at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center

Virtrual IED Combat Simulation

In December of 2011, a Virtual Reality IED Combat Simulator Training session was conducted at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center in Illnois. The Counter-IED Collective and Individual Mounted Training Program designed to place Soldiers in a simulation armored vehible with high definition video projections onto screens surrounding the vehicle – resulted in realistic combat conditions including explosions, noise, smoke and visibility encumbrances.

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Virtual Grocery Shopping In The Subway

Virtual Grocery Shopping In The Subway

Who says waiting for the subway has to be idle time? Rather then fiddling with your smart phone with that glazed look in your eye, why not use it to get some grocery shopping done? South Korean supermarket chain Home Plus has developed a trial run of a virtual grocery store that allows commuters to restock their kitchens on their way to work.

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Virtual Training: Make Sales Training Effective

Virtual Training Make Sales Training Effective

Sales training is critical and vital to an organization growing its revenue through increased sales. Sales training, sales tips, sales motivation and sales strategies must provide be available to sales teams and sales managers when they need it.

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