WEB 2.0 REVIEW

ANDREA DUQUE 

ENABLING COMMERCE USING THE INTERNET &

ENHANCING COLLABORATION USING WEB 2.0 

TECHNOLOGY BLOGS

GIGAOM • GIGAOM IS A BLOG RELATED TO TECHNOLOGY, CREATED WITH THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING THE READERS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY TOPICS. IN THIS PAGE WE CAN FIND SEPARATED SESSIONS, LIKE FOR EXAMPLE TECHNOLOGY NEWS, APPLE, CLEANTECH, CLOUD, DATA, MOBILE, ETC. IN HERE WE CAN FIND DIFFERENT ARTICLES TEACHING US HOW TO USE DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGIES AND DISCOVER NEW ONES. THE BLOG OFFERED NEWS, ANALYSIS, AND OPINIONS ON STARTUPS, EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY RELATED TOPICS.

• LINK:HTTPS://GIGAOM.COM/

ZDNET• ZDNET IS A SITE WERE MANY BLOGGERS REUNITE IN ORDER TO GIVE THE READER ARTICLES THAT CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT NETWORK, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, MOBILE, SECURITY AND IT RESEARCH. ONE CAN GET INFORMED ABOUT GADGETS, MANAGEMENT STRATEGY, SOCIAL MEDIA, DATACENTERS, TECHNOLOGY LAW, SOA, HEALTHCARE, CRM, VIRTUALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

• LINK: HTTP://WWW.ZDNET.COM/

ENGADGET• IT IS A TECHNOLOGY BLOG WERE ONE CAN GET INFORMED ABOUT THE DAILY

NETWORK NEWS, IT COVERS ARTICLES ABOUT GADGETS AND CONSUMER ELECTRONICS. AN INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS BLOG IS THAT YOU CAN FIND DIFFERENT TEST ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND FIND OUT HOW GOOD YOU HANDLE IT.

• LINK: HTTP://WWW.ENGADGET.COM/

BUSINESS/ FINANCIAL BLOGS

THE FRANCHISE KING • IN THIS BLOG WE CAN FIND

ADVICES FROM A FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP ADVISOR. HE GIVES COUNSELING ABOUT TECHNIQUES FROM A FRANCHISE OWNER’S PROSPECTIVE TO MAKE A YES OR NO DECISION ON FRANCHISE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES. IN HERE YOU WILL LEARN TO TAKE WISE DECISIONS AND ANALYZE RISKS AND INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF SUCCESS.• LINK:

HTTP://WWW.THEFRANCHISEKING.COM/BLOG

STRATEGIC PROFITS• THERE IS NO NEED TO BE AFRAID OF

BUSINESS. THIS IS A BLOG WHERE YOU CAN LEARN TO INVEST WITHOUT FEAR AND HAVE A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS. YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO CREATE CONNECTIONS; YOU WILL LEARN THE PROCESSES YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW, IN ORDER TO HAVE SUCCESS. THERE ARE NEW STRATEGIES POSTS, BETWEEN OTHER INFORMATION THAT WILL INCREASE YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THE BUSINESS AREA.

• LINK: HTTP://WWW.STRATEGICPROFITS.COM/BLOG/

YOUR SMART MONEY MOVES

• YOU WILL FIND ARTICLES ABOUT FINANCIAL NEWS. YOU CAN LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF BONDS, INVESTMENETS, INSURANCE, THE PENSION, ETC. THERE ARE POSTS ABOUT HOW TO SAVE MONEY, ABOUT STOCKS AND MORE. YOU CAN SUBSCRIBE IN ORDER TO RECEIVE AN ALERT WHEN THEY POST NEW ARTICLES AND INFORMATION. YOU CAN FIND VIDEO POSTS, RADIO, ETC.

• LINK: HTTP://WWW.YOURSMARTMONEYMOVES.COM/

ENTERTAINMENT BLOGS

DEAD FROG • IT’S A BLOG THAT TALKS ABOUT

COMEDY SHOWS, COMEDY VIDEO, AND COMEDY POSTS. IN HERE YOU CAN FIND CRITICS ABOUT THE BEST COMEDY SHOWS, AND OTHER STUFF ABOUT COMEDY. THE BLOG GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE VIDEOS AND SOUNDTRACKS ABOUT COMEDY. YOU CAN FIND TOO TICKETS TO COMEDY LIVE SHOWS.

• LINK: HTTP://WWW.DEAD-FROG.COM/

MAN I LOVE FILMS • JUST LIKE THE NAME STATES, THE BLOG ‘MAN, I LOVE FILMS’ WRITE PREVIEWS ABOUT CLASSICAL FILMS AND CONTEMPORANEOUS FILMS. YOU CAN FIND IN HERE NEWS ABOUT MOVIES FESTIVALS, GAMES ABOUT MOVIES, AND MANY THINGS MORE RELATED TO MOVIES!

• LINK:HTTP://MANILOVEFILMS.COM/

GET FLICK’D• GET FLICK’D TALKS ABOUT THE

RECENTLY NEWS OF THE ACTORS’ WORLD. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT AN ARTIST IS INTO NOW A DAYS YOU CAN COME TO THIS BLOG AND INFORM YOURSELF ABOUT THE LATEST NEWS. “THE BEST AND WORST MOVIES SHOWING NOW AND REMEMBER THE MOVIE MOMENTS YOU LOVE OR LOVE TO HATE,” IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BLOG. THE MISSION OF THIS BLOG IS TO BRING GOLD CLASS OF MOVIES TO THE MASSES. • LINK: HTTP://WWW.SMH.COM.AU/ENTERTAINMENT/BLOG/GET-FLICKD

WEB-BASED COLLABORATION TOOLS

SLIDESHARE• THE USE OF WEB BASED COLLABORATION TOOLS BRING MANY BENEFITS FOR THE USERS, FOR INSTANCE

THEY ALLOW FOR EASY ACCESS AND EASY TRANSFERABILITY FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER, AS THE TOOLS CAN RUN ON ANY COMPUTER WITH A WEB BROWSER AND INTERNET CONNECTIVITY. I DECIDED TO CREATE A SLIDESHARE ACCOUNT ABOUT THE WEB-BASED COLLABORATION TOOLS. • SLIDESHARE IS A IS A FREE MEDIA WEBSITE WHICH ENABLES YOU TO UPLOAD YOUR PROFESSIONAL

VIDEOS AND SLIDESHOW PRESENTATIONS , TO PRESENT THEM IN A PROFESSIONAL WAY. THIS WEB 2.0 TOOL IS KNOWN FOR ITS QUALITY AND EMPHASIS AND TUTORIALS AND PRESENTATIONS• UTILITIES

• MY CLIPBOARD: THE SITE REMEMBER THE PAST PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU HAVE UPLOADED, SO YOU CAN SEARCH A PRESENTATION AND PUBLISH IT AGAIN.

• YOU CAN LINK YOUR WEBPAGE WITH YOUR SLIDESHARE ACCOUNT.• KEYWORDS: IN ORDER TO HELP THE PEOPLE THAT IS GOING TO SEE YOUR PRESENTATION, TO FIND SOME OTHERS

RELATED TO THE SAME TOPICS. • YOU CAN ALSO RECORD YOUR VOICE IN ORDER TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENT SLIDES IN YOUR PRESENTATION.• YOU CAN ALSO LINK THE WEB PAGE URL IN YOUR PRESENTATION. • YOU CAN FOLLOW USERS THAT YOU KNOW THEY ALWAYS UPLOAD PRESENTATIONS RELATED TO A CERTAIN TOPIC AND

WATCH THE PRESENTATION, SEE ALL OF THEM IN YOUR HOME PAGE.

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SLIDESHARE

LINKEDIN

• LINKEDIN IS ONE OF THE BEST ONLINE PROFESSIONAL NETWORK. YOU CAN ADD MULTIMEDIA, YOUR RESUME, AND AT THE SAME TIME INSPIRE OTHER PROFILES. IN HERE YOU WILL FIND OTHER PEOPLE WITH EXCELLENT JOB BOARDS. IN HERE YOU CAN SEARCH AND FIND PEOPLE OR ORGANIZATIONS WITH THE CAPABILITIES YOU ARE LOOKING FOR. LINKEDIN EMPHASIZES PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, WORK EXPERIENCES, SKILLS, AND JOB TITLES.  YOU CAN ATTACHED A PROJECT OR ACHIEVEMENT YOU HAVE MADE, AND YOU CAN EVEN LINKED YOUR OWN WEB-PAGE. YOU CAN EVEN DISPLAY A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION RIGHT IN YOUR PROFILE. YOUR CONNECTIONS CAN WRITE RECOMMENDATIONS, OR TESTIMONIALS, FOR YOUR PROFILE. THESE CAN BE A POWERFUL TESTAMENT TO YOUR BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS.

BLOG: DISCOVERING A NEW TECH WORLD

• LINK: HTTPS://DISCOVERINGANEWTECHWORLD.WORDPRESS.COM/