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Free Conferencing App Yugma Available in New Skype Edition

February 20th, 2009 (4:00pm) Samuel Dean 5 Comments

Several of the bloggers here at WebWorkerDaily are big fans of the free web conferencing application Yugma.  It’s a free, full-featured online meeting  tool that is particularly good for inviting other participants on-the-fly to join a meeting even if they haven’t downloaded the Yugma application. Windows, Mac or Linux users can join in.


This week, Yugma announced a new version for Skype: Yugma SE (Skype Edition).

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Yugma Free Now Allows 20 Meeting Participants & More Additions

January 7th, 2009 (4:00pm) Samuel Dean 2 Comments

Last month I wrote up the new version 4.0 of one of my favorite free online meeting applications: Yugma. This application is a favorite among many WebWorkerDaily readers and writers. Version 4.0 brings a lot of conveniences, but I still had a few things remaining on my wish list.

Now, Yugma has just announced several improvements to its free and paid plans that can make a big difference for those who regularly use this application. At the top of the list of improvements is a fix for a bone I had picked before.

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Free Version 4.0 of Yugma Online Conferencing App is Here

December 11th, 2008 (4:00pm) Samuel Dean 12 Comments

I’ve written before about Yugma, which is one of the best free online conferencing applications available. Today, Yugma has announced a new version 4.0 of its meeting application, which adds many new features, including a Viewer that allows people to join a Yugma meeting without downloading the whole application.

Here are some of the other bells and whistles in the new version.

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Growing Your Conference Call Capabilities with Calliflower

August 1st, 2008 (9:00am) Aliza Sherman 3 Comments

Calliflower, by iotumI’ve been finding more and more of a need for conference calls in my work and suddenly more and more conference calling solutions coming online. I also find that conference calls add something to my work that has been lacking since I’ve become so reliant on email:  the warmth of human voices!

I recently reviewed Rondee, the easy-as-pie phone conferencing site, but just heard about a new conferencing site worth mentioning to expand your options for free conference calls.

Calliflower provides services to cover the entire process of conference calls – from setting them up to holding them to the followup and continued dialogue after the call is over. Calliflower is all about “building conversations” and sharing media, and they do it through a relatively clean dashboard so all of the elements of your call are on one screen.

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