DimDim is a meeting and collaboration product that offers users a way to talk to and share ideas remotely. It is marked for many uses including sales, education, marketing, team meeting, and training. Offering free and paid versions of the product, DimDim has been able to serve over 6 million people and 253 years worth online meetings. While DimDIm is meant for many applications it is sort of a one-size-fits-all product that has many features that are not needed and missing some features that are necessary for in-class collaboration.

Good Features:

• Able to conduct live polls
• Public and private chat
• Any participant in the meeting can be given permission to present
• Truly cross-platform since it is all browser based
• Ability to show webcam, microphone and desktop feeds
• Record meetings
• Free and paid versions available
• Open API

Bad Features:

• Tailored for remote use rather than collaborative in-class use
• Little control for the instructor

Missing Features:

• Way for student to take individual notes on the presentation
• Save personalized notes
• Wander away from the presenters slid