webinar
nounUK /ˈwɛb.əˌnɑː/ · CA, US /ˈwɛb.əˌnɑɹ/
Etymology Blend of Web + seminar.
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An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.
- I just got an email invitation to a webinar on the value of primary sources.
- Web conferences or Webinars are a great way to learn about products or subjects of interest.2002, Ann Rockley, Managing Enterprise Content, page 274:
4 more examples
- Webinars are often painfully short on exposure to the actual product, devoting half of the typical one-hour length to an “expert” disserting on some lofty topic, another fifteen minutes to a fluffy presentation about the company and its strategic direction, and a scant five minutes to a quick demo.2003, Francoise Tourniaire, Just Enough CRM, page 168:
- It's not that all women aren't interested in learning to download files or take Webinars, it's that their “why bother” factor may well kick in.2003, Andrea Learned, quoted in Martha Barletta's Marketing to Women, page 93:
- Register today for our informative webinar and executive book offer.2006, Selling Power, volume 26, numbers 1–9, page 44:
- One other point: An impressive site design can never rescue poorly written copy, sloppy videos, or boring webinar recordings.2011, Jon Wuebben, Content is Currency: Developing Powerful Content for Web and Mobile, page 28:
- Related terms
- webcast, web conference, webconferencing