Gizmo’s and Social Applications…
Posted by mkdryden on August 17, 2007
Recently in Gizmo’s and Gadget’s we discussed social applications and how the related to the business world. The 4 major types of apps are Sharing, Collaboration, Opinion and Voting, Networking, Tazonomy. There is another type however it is a combination of the various types called a Hybrid site. Each type of site has it’s advantages depending on the intention of the user. I will focus on a few of the applications that would help myself in future business endeavor.
Linkedin is a site that helps you build professional contacts in various industries. Think of it as the business version of MySpace. I would search people that would fall within a criteria and them send them a note as well as putting them in my contact list. I like to think of these contact giving me access to a host of other professionals that they would know. Remember it’s not what you know, it’s who you know.
The other site is the collaboration sites. Recently our class used a wiki to work on an assignment that required all of our input. The beauty of the wiki is that we could all work on it at the same time and not get in each other’s way. It lets multiple users work on one project. 12 minds are better than 1. A wiki can cut down the amount of time it takes to work on a project. The bonus is you get to see it all come together.
