A short presentation on definitions by the most relevant dictionaries and short information on origins of the term and history of use.

1. Webinar Definition,
Origins & History

2. Definition by Cambridge Business
English Dictionary
: an occasion when a group of
people go on the internet at the
same time to study and discuss
something[1]

3. Definition by Oxford Dictionary
: a seminar conducted over the
Internet[2]

4. Definition by Merriam Webster
: a live online educational
presentation during which
participating viewers can submit
questions and comments[3]

5. Origin of the Word Webinar
Webinar is blend of the words
“web” and “seminar”

6. Origin of the Word Webinar
A trademark for the term "webinar"
was registered in 1998 by Eric R.
Korb (Serial Number 75478683,
USPTO) but was difficult to defend;
it is currently assigned to InterCall.[4]

7. History of a Webinar
● Real-time text chat facilities such as IRC
appeared in the late 1980s
● Web-based chat and instant messaging
software appeared in the mid-1990s.
● In the late 1990s, the first true web
conferencing capability became available from
Starlight Networks[5]

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9. Sources
[1] http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/business-english/webinar
[2] http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/webinar
[3] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webinar
[4] http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&sno=75478683
[5] http://www.forbes.com/1998/05/13/feat.html
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10. Sources
[1] http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/business-english/webinar
[2] http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/webinar
[3] http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webinar
[4] http://assignments.uspto.gov/assignments/q?db=tm&sno=75478683
[5] http://www.forbes.com/1998/05/13/feat.html
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