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Cisco to acquire Indy startup Socio to bring hybrid events to Webex

TechCrunch

Cisco announced this morning that it intends to acquire Indianapolis-based startup Socio , which helps plan hybrid in-person and virtual events. Socio provides a missing hybrid event management component for the company to add to its Webex platform. And the company believes that Webex provides the platform to make it all happen.

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Microsoft Teams takes on Zoom with free all-day video calling on the web

The Verge

Microsoft is making a big push to entice fans of Zoom over to Microsoft Teams with a new all-day video calling option that can be used for free. Microsoft Teams will also support seeing up to 49 friends or family members in a gallery view or through its Together Mode feature that puts you side by side in a virtual environment.

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7 Reasons To Try A Virtual Nonprofit Focus Group

Bloomerang

Ease of organization, larger participant pools and technological advances have helped the virtual nonprofit focus group overtake its traditional format. Here are 7 reasons to try a virtual nonprofit focus group. For your virtual focus group, however, you have plenty of tools to choose from when it comes to bringing people together.

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Amazon’s Alexa and Cisco’s Webex are heading to deep space on NASA’s upcoming Moon mission

The Verge

When NASA debuts its new massive deep-space rocket for the first time in the coming months, a familiar voice assistant and video teleconferencing tool will be going along for the ride. To see if these tools work, Lockheed Martin will employ “virtual crew members” on the ground.

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TouchCast raises $55M to grow its mixed reality-based virtual event platform

TechCrunch

Events — when they haven’t been cancelled altogether in the last 12 months due to the global health pandemic — have gone virtual and online, and a wave of startups that are helping people create and participate in those experiences are seeing a surge of attention — and funding.

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The best free apps for video calling

The Verge

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit face-to-face association, most of us are relying on video calls to keep in touch with work colleagues, family, and friends — and if you’re also facing financial difficulties, free is best. The most popular video meeting app. Cisco Webex. Photo by Stefano Guidi/Getty Images.

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Zoom to lift 40-minute meeting limit on Thanksgiving for longer family hangouts

The Verge

Zoom said earlier this week it would lift its standard 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day to make it easier to spend time with friends and family virtually on the US holiday.

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