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In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the

In one aspect, the invention is a computer program product residing on a computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon. The instructions when executed by the processor, cause that processor to schedule a network-based media event; and to invite an attendee to attend the network-based media event. Other aspects of the invention includes a process and a method.

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1. A method executed over a distributed computer network comprising: scheduling at a server device a network-based media event;sending a client device a message inviting an attendee to attend the network-based media event;receiving, at a registration time, a response to the message agreeing to atten

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A method executed over a distributed computer network comprising: scheduling at a server device a network-based media event;sending a client device a message inviting an attendee to attend the network-based media event;receiving, at a registration time, a response to the message agreeing to attend the network-based media event; andtransferring to the client device at the registration time, executable program code that includes information identifying a scheduled time of the media event, the executable program code configured to: compare a system time to the media event scheduled time identified in the executable program code; andautomatically launch, without user intervention, an Internet browser on the client device for presentation of the media event when a predetermined difference between the system time and the media event scheduled time is reached,wherein the executable program code transferred to the client device automatically launches the Internet browser when the Internet browser is not already running on the client device;wherein the media event includes a data stream broadcast produced by the server device, the data stream broadcast including at least one of data encoded during production of the data stream broadcast and data previously encoded, the data stream broadcast including a data channel for instructing a portion of the media event. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein scheduling the media event includes defining a broadcast time, a broadcast date, and a broadcast type for the media event. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein scheduling the media event includes defining one or more options for the media event. 4. The method of claim 3 wherein the options are chosen from a group consisting of an interactive poll, and a slideshow presentation. 5. The method of claim 1 wherein scheduling the media event includes uploading a slideshow presentation. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein scheduling the media event further includes converting one or more slides of the slideshow presentation into a standard image file format. 7. The method of claim 1 wherein scheduling the media event includes configuring the interactive poll. 8. The method of claim 1 wherein scheduling the media event includes specifying one or more attendees. 9. The method of claim 1 further comprising: registering an attendee for the network-based media event. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein registering an attendee includes assigning a password to the attendee. 11. The method of claim 9 wherein registering an attendee includes collecting information from the attendee. 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the executable program code comprises a password to automate login to the media event. 13. The method of claim 1 further comprising: reminding an attendee to attend the network-based media event. 14. The method of claim 1 further comprising: executing the network-based media event. 15. The method of claim 14 wherein executing the media event includes establishing a connection between the client device and the server device. 16. The method of claim 15 wherein executing the media event further includes accessing, with the Internet browser at the client device, the data stream broadcast by the server device. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein the data stream is an encoded data stream and executing the media event further includes decoding the encoded data stream. 18. The method of claim 14 wherein executing the media event includes establishing a connection between a host device and the server device. 19. The method of claim 14 wherein executing the media event includes broadcasting the data stream from the server device to one or more client devices. 20. The method of claim 19 wherein executing the media event further includes embedding a file representative of a slideshow slide into the data stream. 21. The method of claim 19 wherein executing the media event further includes embedding a file representative of an opinion poll into the data stream. 22. The method of claim 21 wherein executing the media event further includes transmitting, from the client device to the server device, poll data representative of an attendee response to the opinion poll. 23. The method of claim 22 wherein executing the media event further includes storing the poll data on the server device. 24. The method of claim 19 wherein executing the media event further includes encoding the data stream prior to broadcasting the data stream. 25. The method of claim 18 wherein the connection between the host device and the server device is established by an applet. 26. The method of claim 1, wherein the executable program code transferred to the client device is configured to automatically activate an Internet connection for presentation of the media event. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the client device is one of a telephone and a personal digital assistant, and wherein the Internet connection is a wireless Internet connection. 28. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause that processor to: schedule a network-based media event;invite one or more attendees at one or more client devices to attend the network-based media event;receive, at a registration time, a response from the one or more client devices agreeing to attend the network-based media event;transfer to the one or more client devices at the registration time, executable program code that includes information identifying a scheduled time of the media event, the executable program code configured to: compare a system time to the media event scheduled time identified in the executable program code; andautomatically launch, without user intervention, respective Internet browsers on the one or more client devices for presentation of the media event when a predetermined difference between the system time and the media event scheduled time is reached,wherein the executable program code transferred to the client device automatically launches the respective Internet browsers on the one or more client devices when the respective Internet browsers are not already running thereon, andwherein the media event includes a data stream broadcast produced by the server device, the data stream broadcast including at least one of data encoded during production of the data stream broadcast and data previously encoded, the data stream broadcast including a data channel for instructing a portion of the media event. 29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to schedule the media event include instructions that cause the processor to define a broadcast time, a broadcast date, and a broadcast type for the media event. 30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to schedule the media event include instructions that cause the processor to define one or more options for the media event. 31. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 30 wherein the options are chosen from the group consisting of an interactive poll, and a slideshow presentation. 32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to schedule the media event include instructions that cause the processor to upload a slideshow presentation. 33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 32 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to schedule the media event include instructions that cause the processor to convert one or more slides of the slideshow presentation into a standard image file format. 34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to schedule the media event include instructions that cause the processor to configure an interactive poll. 35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to schedule the media event include instructions that cause the processor to specify one or more attendees. 36. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 further comprising instructions for: registering an attendee for the network-based media event. 37. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 36 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to register an attendee for the media event include instructions to assign a password to an attendee. 38. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 36 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to register an attendee for the media event include instructions to collect information from an attendee. 39. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 wherein the executable program code comprises a password to automate login to the media event. 40. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 further comprising instructions for: reminding an attendee to attend the network-based media event. 41. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 28 further comprising instructions for: executing the network-based media event. 42. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 41 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to establish a connection between the one or more client devices and a server device. 43. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 42 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to access, with the respective Internet browsers at the one or more client devices, the data stream broadcast by the server device. 44. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 43 wherein the data stream is an encoded data stream and the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to decode the encoded data stream. 45. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 41 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to establish a connection between a host device and the server device. 46. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 41 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to broadcast the data stream from the server device to the one or more client devices. 47. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 46 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to embed a file representative of a slideshow slide into the data stream. 48. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 46 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to embed a file representative of an opinion poll into the data stream. 49. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 48 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to transmit, from the client device to the server device, poll data representative of an attendee response to the opinion poll. 50. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 49 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to store the poll data on the server device. 51. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 46 wherein the instructions that cause the processor to execute the media event include instructions to encode the data stream prior to broadcasting the data stream.