First Virtual Business Hub class a huge success!
We had our fingers crossed. I was on standby with cell phone, email and all the techie tools you can imagine for tech support. In the end we only had two calls for support and both were just making sure they had the right URL. The rest of the hour and a half session went off pretty much without a hitch.
Yes we had some minor issues with batteries and tapes and Bradley (no surprise given his on camera energy) would not freakin stand still (the more you move, the more bandwidth is required to send the video, so less is available for sound), but man otherwise out of the park.
The technology we used was Adobe’s Connect platform. No, it’s not the cheapest solution in the world, however since the people connecting only need Flash player. Flash player is so stable and powerful that this makes Connect a great solution.
Today’s class was on Web 2.0 and your business. We had well over a dozen chambers of commerce tuning in from around BC and in each room there could be a dozen or more people! Talk about cost effective teaching.
You can learn more about the Virtual Business Hub at BizHubCentral . These classes are subscription based, so we won’t be putting up the whole slide deck or notes, but if you’re a small business in BC you should look into signing up.
What’s on tap next? How to leverage the Olympics for your business on Feb 3. With about $300 million left in contracts and tenders, now is the time to get a piece of the pie.
Recorded a little video with the flip cam:
And took a bunch of pictures behind the scenes before we started:
Thanks to Scott and Ken for making this a great first class!
