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We've used remote collaboration tools to mitigate disasters in the past. Why is it different this time? Highfive CEO Joe Manuele talks about how his own team, as well as his customers, are finding themselves surprised by the effectiveness of working from home.

We've used remote collaboration tools to mitigate disasters in the past. Why is it different this time? Highfive CEO Joe Manuele talks about how his own team, as well as his customers, are finding themselves surprised by the effectiveness of working from home.

The collaboration industry is suddenly in the position of being able to help, if they can keep up with the exponential increase in demand for remote working tools. Highfive CEO Joe Manuele shares the numbers, as well as how his company is helping customers and dealing with their own remote work transition.

If you are new to leading a working from home team, this little trick may help you create that team feeling despite the everyone working remotely. 

What's the point of joining a team video meeting if everyone is going to stay muted and work on their own tasks? Find out the benefits, and how to make it work, in this video.

At LDV we have been a WFH Team for over 5 years. This is just one of the many techniques we have experimented with over the years. Stay tuned for more!

Zoom, the video industry success story, recently held it's first big analyst day, inviting ~50 guests to their headquarters for a full day of briefings. Two days before the event they had to shift to hosting it virtually!

In this episode, LDV Host, Kelly Perkins, asks LDV Analyst, David Maldow, what he learned about Zoom from this event, as well as how they managed to pull it off on short notice.

In this episode I talk with Joshua Jones of The Webinerd about his free Producers Guide for webinar creators. We discuss common setbacks and hurdles for webinar producers, as well as some best practices for getting great results in the end.

In this episode I review the features and workflow of the free business videoconferencing service offered by 8x8.

You can learn more at: https://www.8x8.com/products/video-conferencing

And try it for yourself at: https://8x8.vc/

Learn how to use free OBS software, to achieve what looks like "post production" video effects during live webinars and video calls.

*Tutorial Links*

OBS Studio Download - https://obsproject.com/
OBS Virtual-Cam Download - http://bit.ly/2raVOF4

*Sponsor Links*

Highfive Website - https://highfive.com/
Highfive / Dolby Evaluation - http://bit.ly/2OBwGiu
Highfive Webinar: Video Meeting Room Best Practices - http://bit.ly/2XAc2DH

The Poly team hosted the analyst community for a day of exec presentations, Q&A, and hands on new product demos. Here are my thoughts and takeaways from the day's events.

In this episode I review the user experience of the new Lifesize Icon 300. 

Please check out Part 1 where we review the installation, configuration, and administration of this device.