We recently received a Tweet from @coolcatteacher asking,
"@NetSquared - Do you have a method for rural nonprofits to get involved using elluminate or other tools -- many of us aren't in cities" (She lives in Camilla, Georgia).
Although Net Tuesdays, monthly gatherings for social changemakers and web innovators, are meant to provide an opportunity for face-to-face socializing and networking, some folks might not have enough interested people in their area to get a group together.
What tools do you think would be useful for creating virtual Net Tuesdays? Second Life comes to mind, but not everyone's computer and Internet connection can handle Second Life.
The Cool Cat Teacher mentioned elluminate. What are other ideas do you have for virtual meeting tools and/or examples of successful monthly virtual meetups?
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Thank you for bringing this out for input
We have a larger issue with so many rural people involved! Sometimes we feel "left out" and I believe that there is a real need for cross pollination between industries for all of us. Sometimes getting outside our small area of focus helps us all innovate and become more effective.
Elluminate is great because people around the world can join in and we can have breakout rooms -- I do have a room that can be used for a meeting to test the waters -- but would people attend.
Second Life is OK but we need to make sure we not become "bandwidth snobs" -- to include other countries we should have alternatives. Skypecasts? Other ideas?
try wiz iq - it's free
I would try wiziq http://www.wiziq.com/
I like it better than elluminate and it is free!
Jay