Synchronous Media ... what??

Synchronous Media .... what does that mean?

Don't drop off to sleep yet it means :- media that allows real-time communication, all participants must be online at the same time, but not necessarily at the same place, in order to participate.

Text Based Chat, Instant Messaging, Audioconferencing, Muds and Moos and Virtual Worlds, Avatars are all part of the Synchronous Media, alot of us use it everyday. Messenger for example, allowing our messages to be delivered instantly. Muds and Moos and Virtual Worlds ahhhh.. Second Life. Audioconferencing, still an expensive way for businesses to communicate but a thorough way to conduct online meetings, face to face. The way the world is going, this media allows online Collaboration to be carried out in the most efficient way, with the affordable use of Skype and Messenger through to the expensive Audioconferencing.

The Virtual Worlds are relatively new but catching on ... hence the posts about Second Life. I drew a conclusion though about all this online collaboaration. It makes people in all countries accessible and dating on line seems to be rampant in alot of these technologies that are offered. The business side of it interests me, fascinating to think I could work for Microsoft in the US and hold daily business meetings with my boss.

Does this help businesses to find the best person for the job world wide, the best client world wide.. I would think so. Efficiency and cost effectiveness, alot of these available technologies are within the reach of the normal business and easy to learn and allows their team of staff to collaborate and build strong teams online.