{"id":41180,"date":"2020-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/web-conferencing-video-conferencing\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:28:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:28:04","slug":"web-conferencing-video-conferencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/web-conferencing-video-conferencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Web conferencing vs video conferencing: What\u2019s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Web conferencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video conferencing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve probably heard of these two terms before. Maybe you\u2019ve wondered what the difference is between the two. (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there a difference?)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, sort of. Read on to learn:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#one\">What is web conferencing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#two\">What is video conferencing?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#three\">What&#8217;s the difference between web and video conferencing?\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\">\ud83d\udc40 Improve your employees&#8217; remote work experience with our free <strong>remote onboarding checklist<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<div class=\"download-form-widget standart-download-form\" data-url=\"https:\/\/netstorage.ringcentral.com\/documents\/onboarding_checklists.pdf\" data-id=\"69e21ca393eec\" id=\"69e21ca393eec\">\n\t\t<button tabindex=\"on\"  on=\"tap:69e21ca393eec.toggleClass(class='open')\" class=\"open-modal-download-action download-form-button\" type=\"submit\">\ud83c\udf1f Get the checklist<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-body\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-content\">\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-title\">\ud83d\udc40 Don't miss a step when onboarding a new remote hire.<\/div>\n<form class=\"download-form SMB\" method=\"post\">\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Full Name\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"text\" name=\"fullname\" placeholder=\"Full Name\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"text\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"download-form-input\" aria-label=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" type=\"email\" autocomplete=\"on\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email (please enter a work email address)\" data-dl-events-hover=\"true\" data-dl-element=\"email\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"popup_form\" value=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Asset_ID__c\" value=\"ODAM-01424\" class=\"download-form-input\"><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"Lead_Entry_Source__c\" value=\"RC Blog\" class=\"download-form-input\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-part\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"download-form-submit\" type=\"submit\" data-dl-element=\"button\" data-no-auto-dl=\"true\" data-dl-additional-info=\"download form\" data-dl-name=\"Get the checklist\">Get the checklist<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<button on=\"tap:69e21ca393eec.toggleClass(class='open')\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"  class=\"download-form-modal-close\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"download-form-modal-thank\">Enjoy! Happy onboarding. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"one\"><\/a>What is web conferencing?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as a webinar, a web conference is basically an online presentation or event. It can be a professor giving a lecture or a company providing a quarterly business-wide update.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s audio and visuals, and anybody can join the session as long as they have a link to the meeting, a mobile device like a phone, tablet, or computer, and of course, an internet connection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once an attendee clicks a link, it\u2019ll open up a web browser or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/the-best-video-conferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video conferencing app<\/a> where they can view the web conference.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\">When to use web conferencing<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a nutshell, web conferencing is good for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentations\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E-learning\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meetings where you just need to share information and don\u2019t need collaboration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because web conferences are typically large-scale online events, you might have anywhere from 10 to hundreds or even thousands of attendees joining from all over the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"tip-heading\">\n<div class=\"rc-bottom-cta rc-bottom-cta__landscape\" style=\"background-color:#FF8800;flex-direction: row-reverse;\">\n<div class=\"bottom-cta-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"830\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screen-Shot-2020-12-04-at-3.12.01-PM.png\" class=\"responsive-image\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude80\u200a Because ...\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"bottom-cta-copy\">\n<div class=\"rc-bottom-cta__text\" style=\"color:ffffff;\">\n<h3\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"rc-bottom-cta__title headline-copy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\ud83d\ude80\u200a Because every meeting should be free.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"rc-bottom-cta__btn-wrapper\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg rc-bottom-cta__link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Get started now\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.glip.com\/signup\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Get started now\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-element=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-additional-info=\"bottom cta banner\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-no-auto-dl=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tonmouseover=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tonmouseout=\"this.style.backgroundColor='';this.style.borderColor='';this.style.color='';\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>Get started now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"two\"><\/a>What is video conferencing?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A video conference is essentially a video call with two or more people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone on the video conference call can see and talk to each other. In fact, they\u2019re supposed to\u2014this isn\u2019t a lecture or presentation scenario (unlike with web conferencing above, if you remember).<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2964\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2964\" style=\"width: 496px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2964 size-full\" src=\"\/us\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/image2-43.png\" alt=\"Free video conference calls on RingCentral Video\" width=\"496\" height=\"978\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2964\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">For example, you can have video conference calls from a computer, phone, or tablet on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RingCentral Video<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like web conferencing, you\u2019d need an internet connection and a device that can get online.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike web conferencing though, video conferencing is great if you want to get your team\u2019s input on something or if you want to have a brainstorming session.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think of a web conference as a one-way street, and a video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/small-business\/blog\/best-conference-call-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conference call<\/a> as a two-way (or more than two-way, if you have multiple attendees) communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\">When to use video conferencing<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video conferencing is good if you want to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have actual conversations with your team\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brainstorm together\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get feedback from teammates<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><a id=\"three\"><\/a>So&#8230;what&#8217;s the difference between web and video conferencing?<\/h2>\n<p>Think of web conferencing vs video conferencing as\u00a0<strong>a monologue vs dialogue. <\/strong>With web conferencing, one person presents on a topic to a any number of participants. They might take questions as they go, but it isn&#8217;t a collaborative session. 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