So easy a caveman can do it. We’ve all seen the ads where GEICO exclaims that switching to GEICO was so easy that, well you know. These ads were so popular that the caveman characters even had their own TV show for a while. I don’t think it lasted long. Good thing that.
So GEICO, understanding the financial mess many of us are in, respecting our collective and newly discovered frugality, has come up with a new campaign. “The money you could be saving with GEICO”
So, GEICO now has ads promoting both its simplicity and how much money it can save you. Simplicity and low cost are exactly what you get with WebMeeting123. Compared to WebEx and GoToMeeting, WebMeeting123 is much easier for both the presenter and the guests to use and it costs a fraction of the price.
Maybe I need to co-op the image and call it the money you could be saving with WebMeeting123 . 
Mitchell
So, while doing a bit of research, I came across this wonderful page at Microsoft.com.
Apparently, in their infinite wisdom, Microsoft has decided to stop offering NetMeeting to their customers.
“Microsoft NetMeeting is a feature of previous versions of Windows that is not available in this version of Windows.”
They go on to say “If you want to collaborate with a small group of people, and everyone is using computers running this version of Windows, Windows Meeting Space is your best choice.”
Nice. Just make sure all your guests are running the same version of Windows. How considerate of them.
I think that they have it all wrong. People just want a simple, easy way to have web meetings and share their desktop. Just saying…
Mitchell
I was reading about a new book called Designing Interactions after finding out about it upon seeing this photo:
In the book, the author, Bill Moggridge interviews David Liddle. “David Liddle, project leader for the design of the Xerox Star, the founder of Metaphor Computer, and head of Interval Research, explains that a technology is adopted in three phases —the enthusiast phase, the professional phase, and the consumer phase—and that these phases apply to the technology of a remote control just as much as to a computer.”
Now, I would suggest that the same is true for desktop sharing / web meeting software. Early generations were for large, technologically sophisticated, corporate users. Later solutions for the “mid-market” have begun to appear, but up until now, there really hasn’t been a desktop sharing / web meeting solution designed for the rest of us who just want to share without having to learn how to use complicated software.
If you are like that, then I think you will like WebMeeting123 . WebMeeting123 is just plain easy to use. We developed WebMeeting123 because we feel that all of the other desktop sharing solutions available are complicated and expensive to use. We felt there was a better and easier way to hold web meetings.
One click to start a meeting and one click to invite. Then you share. 1-2-3. That’s how easy it is to use WebMeeting123 .
Mitchell
So, I was talking about WebMeeting123 with a woman that works at a PR firm and, after telling her about WebMeeting123, she said “Oh, it’s like desktop sharing for dummies!”
Cool. I like the way it sounded. I even considered adding it to the website. Ha, fat chance. Upon doing a cursory Google search, I discovered that Wiley publishing is rather aggressive about pursuing those who violate their trademark on the words “for dummies”.
Now, I don’t know about you, but the idea that a corporation can somehow own common words like “for dummies” strikes me as just wrong. Now, I am not foolish enough to tangle with Wiley’s high priced lawyers, but I still think it’s within my first amendment rights to actually quote what someone said. We’ll see.
Mitchell
Sometimes you just never know how things are going to turn out. This article describes the boondoggle that was the changing of Tropicana’s OJ packaging.
Consumers demanded that Tropicana return to their old familiar packaging, you know the one with the orange with the straw in it. Very interesting. The lesson? You better listen to what people say they want, not what you think they want.
Most desktop sharing companies (pretty much all of them from what I can tell) think that more features is the way to go. We don’t. We think (and just about everyone we’ve spoken to tells us) that most people just want simple, secure web meeting software that just works… No muss, no fuss.
WebMeeting123 is the simplest and easiest to use desktop sharing software available anywhere at any price. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Mitchell
Cheap is an interesting word. It tends to imply both low cost and low quality. Interestingly, Webster’s defines cheap as “at minimum expense”.
And that’s how I think of WebMeeting123 , as high quality, secure and simple desktop sharing software sold cheaply.
You can pay a lot more and not get better or you can go for free and hope that it works. We think good and cheap is best.
Mitchell
Most desktop sharing software out there, other than WebMeeting123 , are unbelievably feature rich.
The thing is that these “features” add to the complexity of the user’s experience. It is our philosophy that when it comes to desktop sharing software, less is more.
This article in the New York Times points out that the vast majority of people use their cell phones only to make phone calls. If that sounds like you, then WebMeeting123 is for you.
WebMeeting123 is just plain simple desktop sharing software. With three clicks of your mouse you’ve started a meeting and invited your guests. It’s so easy your father could do it.
Mitchell
With so many desktop sharing solutions out there already, does the world really need another one? We think so. Sometimes, as the saying goes, less is more.
WebMeeting123 offers you less complexity, fewer hassles and an unbelievably low price of just $79 a year.
GoToMeeting and WebEx require that your guests download software to join your meetings while WebMeeting123 does not and both GoToMeeting and WebEx cost $49 a month!
At a fraction of the cost and with a free 30 day trial, can you think of a good reason not to try WebMeeting123 ?
Mitchell