Marriott Hotels with the support of AT&T and Cisco are launching a new service called GoThere Virtual Meetings (www.gotherevirtualmeetings.com).   It was the name that first caugh my attention –”Go There”?  Why would anyone name a “Virtual Meeting” service “Go There”?  Already intrigued, I watched the video (see below) and realized that not only is the name appropriate, I often use the same words to describe the difference between web conferencing and video conferencing.  When trying to communicate the difference I typically say “you need to go to the video conference location”.  As demonstrated in this video, you “GO” to the Marriott Hotel to participate in the TelePresence session.  If you are lucky enough (meaning you have money) to have TelePresence at your company, you still need to leave your desk and go to the video conference room.  Where as, web conferencing is about attending from “where you are”.  As web conferencing providers, including AT&T Connect, add mobile phone support you attend a web conference from “anywhere”.

FYI: I did find this video a good example of Cisco TelePresence.

Read the Marriott announcement here: http://bit.ly/95dSg4