Two years ago, we began profiling technologies that provided low cost, high-quality live video broadcasting that could be utilized by small and large businesses.
After all, combining real-time sight and sound has always proven to be exponentially more compelling when compared to static "WebEx" presentations.
Well, once again we're being proven prescient: according to a story in today's NY Times, the health care industry is beginning to embrace pay-per-chat with experts broadcasting live via the Internet. Live, private consultations for less than $50/hr-and allows partients to see the doctor, and ideally, for the doctor to see you (now).
All the patient needs is a video-cam connected to his/her PC--and good devices can cost less than $75..
The cost to broadcast? It's come down to peanuts when compared to the legacy teleconferencing systems that companies such as Cisco have promoted for the past several years. For less than a few thousand dollars (see LCN Technologies offerings), lawyers, accountants, "training gurus", or anyone else can have their own live broadcast studio, and communicate in HD-quality live conferencing.
Duh.
