WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGY IN A BUSINESS
by Damian Sakoor
1. SOCIAL NETWORKS
1.1. FACEBOOK
1.2. MYSPACE
1.3. TWITTER
1.4. SKYPE
1.5. BLOGS
1.6. WIKIS
1.7. FLICKR
1.8. YOUTUBE
2. SOCIAL NETWORKING
2.1. ADVERTISING
2.2. INTERACTION WITH CONSUMER
2.3. PROMOTIONS
2.4. SPECIAL OFFERS FOR GROUP MEMBERS
2.5. INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE
2.6. ONLINE COMPETITIONS
3. EMPLOYER/EMPLOYEE
3.1. MONITOR EMPLOYEE ACTIVITY
3.2. NEW CREATIVE WAYS TO PRESENT WORK
3.3. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
3.4. ELIMINATE BARRIERS
3.5. REMAIN UP-TO-DATE WITH NEW TECHNOLOGIES
3.6. IMPROVE INTERACTION
3.7. 24 HOUR IDEA SUBMITION
3.8. 24 HOUR ACCESS TO TASKS
3.9. TAKE TASK HOME/WORK FROM HOME
4. BUSINESS
4.1. COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
4.2. BETTER CUSTOMER INTIMACY
4.3. BETTER SUPPLIER INTIMACY
4.4. BETTER SUPPLIER CONTROL
4.5. IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
4.6. PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
5. FEEDBACK
5.1. CONSTANT
5.2. INSTANTANEOUS
5.3. SUGGESTIONS
5.4. IMPROVEMENTS
5.5. IDENTIFY ERRORS
6. BORDERLESS COMUNICATION
6.1. WORLDWIDE CONFERENCING
6.2. SHARE INFORMATION WITHOUT BARRIERS
6.3. VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH ABROAD BUSINESSES
6.4. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLIERS
7. INTERNAL COMMUNICATION
7.1. EASILY COMMUNICATE WITH ALL LEVELS
7.2. INSTANT COMMUNICATION
7.3. COMMUNICATE OUTSIDE BUSINESS HOURS
7.4. PRESENT IDEAS INSTANTLY USING ONLINE APPLICATIONS
7.5. 24 HOUR BARRIER-LESS COMMUNICATION
7.6. HAVE FUN USING INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS
8. FINANCE
8.1. COST EFFECTIVE
8.2. APPLICATIONS ARE FREE
8.3. LESS TRAVELING COSTS
8.4. REQUIRE CAPABLE TECHNOLOGIES
8.5. E-COMMERCE