also seen as webinar and webcast A Webinar is a virtual meeting
conducted using the Internet and phone lines. The visual portion
of the meeting is viewed on the participants' PCs and the audio
portion is heard over the phone using a teleconferencing
service. A Webinar can be small with only a couple of
participants or large with hundreds of participants. Short for a
Web-based seminar, a Webinar can also be an online presentation,
lecture, or workshop. The main feature of a Webinar is its
interactive elements, in other words, the ability to give,
receive and discuss information during the Webinar. As opposed
to a Webcast, in which the data transmission is one way and does
not allow interaction between the presenter and the audience, a
Webinar enables people from locations all over the world to
participate. A Webinar is primarily a marketing and sales tool
that allows users to log in to the Internet and view either a
PowerPoint presentation or an actual demonstration of a product
while listening to the presente