Watchitoo combines video conferencing, collaboration and online video into a single platform. The platform includes interactivity features like polling, video chat, text chat, and chat collaboration with social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. The platform is browser-based and does not require any additional plug-ins to work.
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West Collaboration (discontinued)
Score8.7 out of 10
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Launched in October 2020, Hoot Meetings from Intrado was a client-free service used to host and join video meetings. Since rebranding to West Technology Group, the company is discontinuing its collaboration technologies. Hoot Meetings is no longer available.
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Pricing
Watchitoo StreamingPro
West Collaboration (discontinued)
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Pricing Offerings
Watchitoo StreamingPro
West Collaboration (discontinued)
Free Trial
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee
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Features
Watchitoo StreamingPro
West Collaboration (discontinued)
Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Watchitoo StreamingPro and West Collaboration (discontinued)
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Watchitoo StreamingPro
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Ratings
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.5
2 Ratings
7% above category average
High quality audio
00 Ratings
9.02 Ratings
High quality video
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9.02 Ratings
Low bandwidth requirements
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7.62 Ratings
Mobile support
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8.42 Ratings
Screen Sharing
Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Watchitoo StreamingPro and West Collaboration (discontinued)
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Watchitoo StreamingPro
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Ratings
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
4% above category average
Desktop sharing
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Whiteboards
00 Ratings
8.62 Ratings
Online Meetings / Events
Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Watchitoo StreamingPro and West Collaboration (discontinued)
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Watchitoo StreamingPro
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Ratings
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.4
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Calendar integration
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8.02 Ratings
Meeting initiation
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8.62 Ratings
Integrates with social media
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9.02 Ratings
Record meetings / events
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8.62 Ratings
Slideshows
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8.02 Ratings
Online Events Collaboration
Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Watchitoo StreamingPro and West Collaboration (discontinued)
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Watchitoo StreamingPro
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Ratings
West Collaboration (discontinued)
8.3
2 Ratings
3% above category average
Live chat
00 Ratings
8.42 Ratings
Audience polling
00 Ratings
8.42 Ratings
Q&A
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8.02 Ratings
Online Events Security
Comparison of Online Events Security features of Watchitoo StreamingPro and West Collaboration (discontinued)
I think Watchitoo is a product that is great for many different use-cases for internal programming, one-on-one teaching, e-learning, live web chats, town halls, etc. The company is also very innovative in that updates are constantly being made to the platform and I've seen feedback immediately reflected in a new feature or button.
It is a great choice if someone wants to add a large number of participants and have a large team. I have been using it and haven’t found it ruining the quality of video because of participants. Furthermore, My team found it easy to join the link . Something that bothers me is that it doesn’t work well with a weak internet connection and this is troublesome for us.
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Simplicity of interface and basic features to get non-technical speakers to enable camera/adjust microphone and preview their feed.
Complexity of potential programming and special settings that can yield a rather high production quality using external camera, studio switchboards, and any other fancy bells and whistles you want to integrate from other media/communication equipment.
Customer service was always on point with their responses to technical questions and exhibited great diligence when assisting live programs. They were good about being open about other customer experiences and troubleshooting methods learned from others using the platform.
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The lower bandwidth environments often had trouble participating in Watchitoo StreamingPro so a custom "low bandwidh" theme was created. I feel like Watchitoo could offer more to more people if they catered to those with lower internet speeds and slower computers, or shoddy mobile service.
The external media search functionality is great and can add a lot to a program, but it could be more user-friendly and a bit more configurable. I like to narrow my searches for specific content, colors, file types, shapes, sizes, formats, etc. Watchitoo peaked into the Internet, but I often had to search, find, download, save, upload instead of pulling directly into the program. NOTE: I am typically more particular in my media searches than others.
Lastly, I'd say combining a ZUI (zoom user interface) would be a potentially interesting feature to add to Watchitoo. The idea in my mind is a multi-point feed show where folks are in relation to one another in the world. Somewhat how Google Earth toggles between points, but also like how Prezi presentation can have content spread out over a larger map area.
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Adobe Connect is a tried, true and trusted platform given the Adobe name is widely recognized everywhere. Watchitoo offers a bit more of a start-up feel and are often much more responsive in term of customer service. Account managers were open to multiple modes of communication and constantly making themselves available, even to support ad hoc programs. Larger platforms would re-assign new account liaisons and technical support staff. Knowledge Management with respect to our use of the platform and previous troubles/lessons learned was much more fluid with Watchitoo
I was not satisfied with the quality of video Zoom used to provide us. Furthermore, my team didn’t find the Zoom link easy to join and above all creating link for the meeting was very hard and tricky in Zoom which is easy in Hoot and Hoot works well even with a large number of participants, and my teammates find it easy.
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Better customer service; it improved production quality and allow for a custom look-and-feel that was missing from other platforms in use.
Enabled more participation; through the mobile features and easy connection procedure, users felt empowered using a simple program whereas other platforms were requiring special technician help.
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