I can't remember how it came up, but Jon and I were having a discussion the other night about the merits of web conferencing versus business travel.
My opinion was that web conferencing and telecommuting in general is so much more cost-effective than traveling for business, and it has much less of an environment impact as well. Of course, i'm sure there are some business transactions that can only be conducted in person...but a lot of expense could be saved through telecommuting.
Jon agreed with me, but also brought up the point that the increase in web conferencing is part of the reason that airfares are as high as they are currently. Less people traveling means more cost per passenger.
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