Copy of How businesses use web 2.0 technlogies

1. connectivity

1.1. social networking groups where employees can communicate with management and voice their opinions

1.1.1. eg. facebook

1.2. chat rooms for customers and clients to find out what they think

1.2.1. eg.google chat

1.3. connecting with each other in the organisation using pictures, videos and text for free

1.3.1. eg. verbdate

1.4. send fax for free

1.4.1. eg. my fax

2. management

2.1. budgeting tools

2.1.1. eg. budgetEDGE

2.2. event planning

2.2.1. ed. purpletrail

2.3. track changes on their web site

2.3.1. eg.goingup

2.4. set and manage appointments

2.4.1. eg. YourAM

2.5. manage inventory and process paymants

2.5.1. eg.check front

3. finance

3.1. create and manage financial reports

3.1.1. eg. dimewise

3.2. invest and manage your offshore investments online

3.2.1. eg. Kapitall

4. exposure

4.1. advertise the business

4.1.1. online video advertising

4.1.1.1. eg.liverail

4.1.2. general advertising

4.1.2.1. eg.bizwiki

4.2. create business cards

4.2.1. eg. business cards2

4.3. online networking

4.3.1. eg. loopthing

5. to make extra profits

5.1. selling advertisements

5.1.1. eg. myspace

5.2. selling memberships to their web site

5.3. create an online store for free

5.3.1. eg. Vendio

6. collaboration

6.1. creating mindmaps to generate ideas and simultaeously editing them

6.1.1. eg. mindmeister

6.2. creating and sharing videos

6.2.1. eg. podcasts

6.3. video conferencing

6.3.1. eg. skype