Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Thing 13: CO.NX Webchats

CO.NX (pronounced "connects") is a public diplomacy outreach project that uses Web conferencing and social networking to engage international audiences in online discussions. CO.NX uses Adobe Connect software to support both text-only and video chats. The software can integrate slideshows, podcasts, music and more. CO.NX is also an Internet-based community used to connect people from all over the world using a Facebook fan page. The network was developed by the State Department's Bureau of International Programs (IIP).

Your post can host its own CO.NX program, but it requires some planning ahead. Before you start thinking about what type of program you'd like to do, you'll need to set up a page to host your chats. Contact the CO.NX team (conx@state.gov) and request assistance in setting up a page.

Think about the communities you'd like to reach, how you will promote the program and your post's technical limitations. You can get some good ideas by looking at past Webchats on America.gov and going to the PD Toolkit on InfoCentral and reading about successful programs using CO.NX.

Lots of Embassies host an "Ask the Ambassador" series, which is quite popular. You can also link up a speaker in the U.S. with a local audience using CO.NX.


i watched the webchat about :the popular teen show called Musical high school.
logging into a webchat was easy and quick.

i am a co.nx fan in face book.

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