Teleconferencing (conference call) is becoming a core communication technology for everyone, from businesses to non-profit organizations to families. It has revolutionized communication in much the same way as the cellphones completely revolutionized personal communication, and for the same reason. Simplicity. But free conference calls weren't always so easy.

The Guide to Holding Effective Business Conference Call Business conference calls are essential to keep everyone in your company connected and informed, but because are usually quick to forget the fact that conference calls need to be productive too. Fun fact: did you know that no one is actually paying attention on your conference calls? […]

What is a "Telepresence"? The word "telepresence" conjures up images of the movie Avatar. It is supposed to imply that you actually have a "presence" in the room. Telepresence is a glossy marketing term that really means: "unnecessarily expensive teleconference". A standard video conference call will give you exactly the same "presence" in a room. […]

Like many other forms of social justice, environmental activism is changing. Organizations are sharing knowledge globally, and using simple technology to connect social movements. In the 21st century, activism is all about bringing people together across distance and experience. In the Arab Spring, the primary "weapon" used was the telephone. Conference calls live at the […]

Scientists pursue discovery in a highly competitive environment. Funding is tight. Knowledge is hoarded. The first one to publish gets all the glory, and often the financial rewards. Yet nowadays scientists often collaborate on projects even though they might belong to many different institutions scattered across the globe. Conference calls are becoming more useful to […]

Organizations know that meetings are necessary to keep communication flowing between staff teams. Unfortunately, the more staff you have and the more spread out they are, the more difficult it gets to assemble the right people in the same room at the same time. Luckily, you don't have to be Einstein to figure out how […]

Last year was a huge year for all of us here at FreeConference.com - we expanded our team, redesigned our entire product and launched a completely overhauled website, and on top of it iotum Inc (our parent company) was honored with inclusion on the Inc 500, Profit 500, and the Deloitte Fast 50 and 500. […]

If you wonder why entrepreneurs have a love affair going with teleconferencing, the answer is quite simple. They were made for each other. Entrepreneurs swim in a shark-infested sea of risk management. They thrive on innovation. Entrepreneurs are natural efficiency experts, and above all, they know how to bootstrap. And the feeling is mutual. Teleconferencing […]

  Christmas can be tiresome, because it is now all about buying something. New Years is different. If you make a New Years Resolution, the holiday can be less about buying something and more about being something. This works for businesses too. We're always being told to invest thousands of dollars in better Customer Relation […]

What will soon be North America's tallest wood framed building is under construction at the University of British Columbia (UBC). One of the world's new "wooden skyscrapers," it demonstrates that environmentally friendly wood can be used as the framework to build large structures just as economically and safely as less ecological concrete, glass and steel. […]