Check the Social Economy Talks podcasts!
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Check the Social Economy Talks podcasts!

“Social Economy Talks” is a Podcast series from Social Economy Europe about the most relevant upcoming issues in the social economy sphere. It will follow a journey of discovery (narrated by team member Nicholas Clark) aimed at elucidating social economy success stories and roles regarding the green transition, diversity and migrant entrepreneurship, digitalisation, COVID recovery and promoting human capital, among many other things. Interviews with important organisations on the ground as well as relevant policy players will give a digestible introduction to the social economy in practice.

 

In this very first episode of 2022, Laura Almirante (Communications Coordinator at SEE) and Sara Bombardieri (Policy and Communications Assistant) talk about the implementation of the Social Economy Action Plan and the steps that have been taken in the first quarter of this new year.

The Social Economy Action Plan, one of a kind, was presented last December by the EU Commission. This meant a great celebration for the social economy community, who has worked hard and constantly for 14 years to achieve the publication of this Action Plan. Despite being a great milestone, this is only the beginning as the plan has now to be transformed into concrete actions.

Some of the main events taken place in the first quarter of 2022 were the GECES meeting concerning the implementation of the SEAP, the EU Industry Days 2022, the launching of the EU Commission Survey on transition pathways, the event on the social economy and the future of Europe celebrated in Paris, the Accessibilitech event, the Civil Society Days, the visit to Madrid of a 10 MEP’s delegation and the SEIG hearing towards a Council Recommendation on Social Economy.

As you can see (and hear) 2022 is the time to scale up for the European Social Economy Community and all the events and milestones this podcast is about, are just the beginning of an amazing year for the Social Economy and the future of Europe.

LISTEN HERE:

 

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This publication has been prepared within INDIGISE project. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of the project coordinator and may not always reflect the views of the European Commission or the National Agency.

 

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Did you check GoToMeeting? A new tool for conference calls

Recently I have come across the GoToMeeting collaboration tool. The best part of it is the ability to use your phone and get connected to multiple people from different countries into one conference call by dialing a dedicated local number and special code. Below is a short review of the app and the link.

Thanks to cheap bandwidth and a wide selection of video conferencing services, trying to coordinate meetings with clients in various geographic locations and interacting with remote workers is no longer the logistical and technical workplace challenge it used to be. GoToMeeting (which begins at $14 per month, billed annually) is one of the better-known video conferencing services (along with Cisco WebEx Meetings and Editors’ Choice service ClickMeeting). But GoToMeeting (which was acquired from Citrix by LogMeIn in January 2017) no longer dominates the space and might even be falling behind the competition in some areas.

If you’ve ever been part of an online demo or viewed a web presentation, then chances are you have used GoToMeeting (or Cisco WebEx Meetings, for that matter). Therefore, you already know a little bit about how this kind of software works. While the service is capable of screen sharing, demos, and even remote troubleshooting, this review focuses on GoToMeeting’s video conferencing capabilities.

GoToMeeting Packages

GoToMeeting offers three versions of its software: Starter, Pro, and Plus. GoToMeeting Starter (which, as stated earlier, begins at $14 per month, billed annually) supports up to 10 participants and GoToMeeting Pro (which begins at $29 per month, billed annually) supports up to 150 participants. GoToMeeting Plus (which begins at $39 per month, billed annually) can handle up to 250 participants on a call. There is also a free version of GoToMeeting, which offers limited features for up to 50 participants. GoToMeeting doesn’t require a credit card to sign up for the free 14-day trial, a practice I wish was more prevalent among business services. It also offers a 60-day refund, which is also unusual.

A big portion of the appeal for GoToMeeting is that it’s part of a larger “GoTo” line of products, including GoToWebinar and GoToTraining. There is no price break for purchasing multiple products, however, nor is there a bundled option to buy. But, if you are already using GoToWebinar for online events for up to 2,000 attendees, then it makes sense to just stay in the product family when looking for a more focused product for smaller audiences.

you can continue to the original page about the review here.

Here is a link to a general overview of handy video editing softaware:

https://www.avasam.com/best-video-editing-software/

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Edcast

EdCast is an integrated personalized learning and live stream channel where one can get knowledge content from various thought-leaders, innovators and alike.  One of its strengths is that the channel can easily be integrated into both twitter and Facebook by sharing or inviting people in your social network to join your “streams”. In addition, as Meerkat, you can set up and schedule webinars in advance and like Blab the video will be recorded.

Try it out: https://www.edcast.com/

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Meerkat

Meerkat is a live streaming tool, a bit like Blab and Periscope, but focusing on groups.  What also stands out in relation to the other two channels above is that Meerkat lets you schedule a livestream 24 hours before it begins. That means you will get a link that you can promote across and in your social channels with subscription possibilities. You can even share your stream to Facebook when it’s live, which isn’t possible with Periscope which is more functional with twitter. Unfortunately, once you have streamed, it will be deleted.

Try it out: https://meerkatapp.co/

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Periscope

Periscope is a live streaming tool that is owned by Twitter and one can thereby access lots of information about other people on twitter who you follow and also you can invite into the video streams. The channel also has a function letting your Twitter followers know that you’re live streaming. Unlike Blab and the media channel Meerkat, presented below, you can also create private streams for a few selected followers to watch.

Try it out: https://www.periscope.tv/

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Blab

Blab is a live steaming tool that enables you to join up to four-person video conversations. As a participant in a “Blab” you can request to join any chat that’s going on and switch place with one of the four participants taking part in the chat, if the moderator allows. As a moderator and organizer of the “Blab-event” you have the ability to mute any or all of the four video chatters. So for example if three people are interviewing someone, you can choose to mute the three interviewers and just listen to the answers from the interview subject. All Blabs can be recorded to watch later, which is one of its big strengths.

Try it out: https://blab.im/