When Twitter Leaves You Wanting More!

Filed under: Tech Gadgets - Shiny Gizmos A Plenty 

Sometimes, Twitter just isn’t enough for me. I’m left wanting more from the relationship.

I Want More!

When I’m trying to get a group of folks together for a discussion,

Twitter gives me no satisfaction.

So, I went on a search for conferencing tools.

My requirements are straightforward:

  • Simple
  • Reliable
  • Recording Available
  • Free

Three programs I found are Basement Ventures, Talk Shoe, and Free Conference.

BASEMENT VENTURES is an affordable and convenient solution for conference calling, hosting free, on-demand conference calls with a 250-person capacity. Conference call recordings (saved as mp3) are available online within 90 minutes of your conference call and remain available for a minimum of 30 days.

TALK SHOE hosted community calls (up to 250 participants) can be discussions, conversations, talk shows and podcasts. Recorded community calls can be listened to, downloaded, or subscribed to.

FREE CONFERENCE provides fully functional recording and storage capabilities, including both telephone playback and easy to download, play, manage, and store MP3 files. Limited to 150 participants.

I’ve used TalkShoe in the past, as a moderator and as a participant. A feature I like is the ability to enter text for questions and comments during the call.

What about you? What’s your experience with conference calls and discussions. What features do you prefer a moderator offer during a teleseminar?

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Comments

  • I used TalkShoe just yesterday for the first time as a host. I love the following:
    - It’s FREE!
    - You can moderate discussions (mute feature to facilitate participants in the discussion)
    - The chat feature is EXCELLENT! Not everyone likes to jump right in and talk right away so the chat feature is a perfect alternative
    - You can record your calls
    - You can have an unlisted call and have conversations take place by invitation only (if I’m not mistaken)

    Anyway, I’m not familiar with the other resources you mentioned but TalkShoe seems to be filling the need that I have at the moment.
  • I LOVE FreeConference.com and have used them for several years with many different clients.

    I’ve heard a lot about TalkShoe and will definitely have to try them out! :)
  • I’ve used FreeConference.com as well, but thanks for sharing the other 2. Sounds like nice added features. Thanks for sharing. Another service I like is YouSendIt.com, which I use to send past calls to my clients. It sends a download link that’s only 7k instead of 20M. Check it out.
  • I have used www.Yuguu.com and they just incorporated Skype into their program, but I haven't tried that part of it yet. I have used www.Yuguu.com for training sessions because it allows control from either side which is a plus when you're teaching someone something.

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  • Hi, Bonnie. Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to share Yuguu. If I ever quit tweaking the right shade of orange... I'll start writing again! In the meantime I'm great for 1-to-1 sharing and learning.
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