What is a webinar?
Webinar is a coined word that combines the words “web” and “seminar.” It refers to a tool for holding meetings, seminars, etc. online.
Unlike traditional offline meetings and seminars, they have the advantage of saving you the hassle of traveling to the venue, and reducing venue and operating costs.
3 representative webinar tools
Here, we will introduce some typical webinar tools. There are various webinar tools, but the main ones include Zoom, Google Meets, and Teams.
- Zoom
With the spread of the new coronavirus, Zoom has become the most widely used online meeting tool. Zoom is a service provided by “Zoom Video Communications”. Zoom webinars are contracted as an add-on to Zoom meetings. Anyone can use it by installing the app and registering.
- Google Meet
Google Meet was provided to G Suite users. However, since May 2020, it has been opened to all Google users. Google Meet, unlike Zoom, can be used by anyone with a Google account.
- Microsoft Teams
Teams is a service provided by Microsoft. The Webinar feature in Teams is relatively new, introduced in May 2021. The biggest feature of Teams is that it includes an application creation page, which eliminates the hassle of sending URLs to those who wish to participate.
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