Technology today can be quite overwhelming. There are a lot of new devices, systems, and equipment that are changing the way we live now. New technology brings about new ideas, and with a fast paced lifestyle, many people are becoming more dependent on technology, for it can make the way we do things faster. One important advantage of technology is having faster communications between the two ends. From state of the art cellular telephones that has access to the Internet, to high end video conferencing, businessmen and students alike would now have an easier and faster way to communicate. Seeing the world as it is today, we can confirm that businesses from all over the world tend to communicate with one another without seeing face to face, all with the help of video conferencing.

The first challenge is to understand your business' needs. Your goal may be to reduce costs, improve productivity, run a training program, or implement a distance learning program. Once you determine the particular application, you are ready to select and implement your system. ShoePhone features a mute button, text-chat censoring and a nice feature call "request-to-talk queuing" -- so only one person talks at once: first come, first served. The company spins its TalkShoe service and ShoePhone feature as a VoIP podcasting. Podcast, Schmodcast. This is a great way to do conference calls. The service is free. A senior vice president for the company told me they plan to monetize the service by collecting telco access revenue (just like any other telco does) and by placing advertising in recorded podcasts.