webinar

noun

1. 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.”

   “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.”

   “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.”

   “Register today for our informative webinar and executive book offer.”

2. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of webinar.