This works emphasizes the importance of Web 2.0 to connect friends, share knowledge with collegues, or collaborating with teams from different places all over the world.
3. Techerator.com is a technology blog that specializes in guides, reviews, how-
to's, and tips about a broad range of tech-related topics. Techerator was
founded in 2009 and has served over 2 million pageviews to readers all over the
world.
4. Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology,
and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications,
science, politics, and culture at Wired.com
5. Ars Technica is a technology news and information website created by Ken
Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998. It publishes news, reviews, and guides on
issues such as computer hardware and software, science, technology policy,
and video games. Many of the site's writers are postgraduates and some
work for research institutions. Articles on the website are written in a less-
formal tone than those in traditional journals.
7. Quality reporters provide a steady stream of analysis of the big
economic stories as they develop. The site also features a
stable of resident economists who help readers navigate
debates related to their areas of expertise. There are also very
good economists writing about health and education policy
and so on.
8. The authors cover many macroeconomic issues in an
understandable and straightforward manner. They focused
on current topics like the economic impact of stimulus
spending and the deficit debate. Other key topics include
business cycles, monetary policy and oil economics.
Econbrowser
9. If you are looking for all manner of business and economic news, as well as Wall
Street gossip and what's hot on the Web,Business Insider is the best place to go.
Unfortunately, more and more of the content on the blog is basically plucked from
elsewhere without a lot of original analysis or reporting. But Business Insider, which
is headed by former Wall Street analyst Henry Blodget, does a good job of picking
its stories.
Business Insider
11. RollingStone For over 20 years, Peter Travers has been writing movie
reviews for Rolling Stonemagazine. It shows, as the veteran scribe is able
to succinctly sum up his moviegoing experience in half the space that
most critics require. If you want a cinematic guide who gets straight to
the freakin’ point and doesn’t waste time with self-promotion, this name
should be at the top of your list.
12. The Needledrop Calling himself the “Internet’s busiest music nerd,”
Anthony Fantano heads up the music criticism site known as The
Needle Drop. The sheer volume of his reviews is staggering, and he still
somehow finds the time to post video reviews and comments on a
daily basis. If it’s happening in the world of music, there’s a good
chance that Fantano has something say about it. His delivery and
enthusiasm may not be for everyone, but you owe it to yourself to give
him a try.
13. Dezeen This site was first launched in 2006, and its millions of monthly
visitors are a testament to the quality architectural content they offer from
around the globe. Their news feature includes everything you could ever
want to know about the art of decoration and design, and aspiring
architects can find lucrative gigs in the job section. My favorite feature,
however, ties two art forms together by analyzing the various architectural
wonders created or featured in motion pictures.
15. Choose a collaboration tool and create an account
PresenterNet
Main utilities offered:
• Online Presentation Room
• Online Presentation Library
• Upload Manager
• Interactive Slides
• Integrated Database
• Report Writer
16. Report:
In the globalized world that we are living, we are required to be interact
not just with the people we see around of us in our companies, but we
have the need to interact with people from different companies,
countries, and continents. Some years ago, it would be insane to think
that we could meet somebody in a different country every day. It was
costly and nearly impossible. Facing this need, collaboration tools came
up to make communication easy just by using the internet.
PresenterNet, for example, is a really easy-to-use webpage that aimed
to help businesses to communicate in a dynamic, easy, inexpensive, and
effective way. Some of the utilities that this tool offers are shown and
briefly explained below:
Online Presentation Room -- Audience members enter with just a single
click. Users optionally add additional conference rooms.
On Demand Showroom -- users can post any presentation from their
online library. By adding voice narration to PowerPoint, users can create
a Showroom with a presentation selectable at a unique Web location 24
X 7. Users can optionally add additional Showrooms.
17. Online Presentation Library -- holds an unlimited number of slides
and presentations, organized for easy selection.
Upload Manager -- upload PowerPoint, Flash, PDF, and JPEG files.
Interactive Slides -- created by placing InterActors™ - special
purpose graphics objects - for onscreen audience participation.
Account owners drag-and-drop InterActors that may be text
boxes, sliders, checkboxes, or a variety of button types for special
functions.
Integrated Database -- logs all actions, tracking every attendee,
every slide displayed, and all audience responses through
InterActors.
Report Writer -- lists attendees logged in, shows specific
feedback from every attendee, rates interest level for sales
qualification, collect contact information as well as questions and
responses for follow-up.
18. Opening an Account in LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. The
goal of the site is to allow registered members to establish and document networks of
people they know and trust professionally.
A LinkedIn member’s profile page, which emphasizes employment history and education,
has professional network news feeds and a limited number of customizable modules.
Basic membership for LinkedIn is free. Network members are called “connections.” Unlike
other free social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, LinkedIn requires connections
to have a pre-existing relationship.
19. LinkedIn “follow” feature allows the site’s users to follow one another’s
posts without having to officially connect (something the site
recommends you do only with people you know). More interestingly,
LinkedIn is also rolling out a long-form publishing tool — basically a
blogging tool — so people can post lengthier, media-rich updates to
their profile pages. Both tools will be available on the desktop site and
LinkedIn’s mobile apps.
LinkedIn recently introduced a new feature that enables users to follow
companies they are interested in. They are called Company Profiles.
Company profiles often act as fact sheets to LinkedIn users and now
these fact sheets just became a little more accessible and interesting.
Company profiles are private, unless you are logged in and then you can
view them freely.
Why would someone want to follow a company?
It's easy - by following a company on LinkedIn they can be updated with
new developments, business opportunities and even job opportunities.
Company profiles display recent hires, related companies, recent
promotions, top locations for employees, and even showcase what they
deem as "popular profiles" - meaning those individuals who get a
steady stream of profile views and press mentions.
20. LinkedIn Groups provide a place for
professionals in the same industry or with
similar interests to share content, find
answers, post and view jobs, make business
contacts, and establish themselves as
industry experts.
You can find groups to join by using
the search feature at the top of your
homepage or viewing suggestions of
groups you may like. You can also create a
new group focused on a particular topic or
industry.
21. Jobs In the last several years, LinkedIn has become
an increasingly popular way to network with
people in your industry. More and more employers
are using LinkedIn as a recruitment and hiring tool,
and students and professionals are also using it in
their job searches.
22. Many companies will create a “company page” on LinkedIn to represent
themselves and build their online presence
The company page is similar to the brand or fan page on Facebook,
where a company generates activity and discussions and shares
updates.
This page allows you to see basic information about the company and
people who you may know that currently work there. You can also view
any job openings currently vacant at the company.
You should follow companies at which you are interested in working so
you can see updates about them. If you get an interview with one of
these companies, you will have less research to do later since you will
have learned all of this information already.
You can find these company updates on the company’s page or on
your homepage/activity feed where you see updates about your
connections.
You can also invite people at this company to connect and include a
message
https://www.interexchange.org/career-training-usa/guide-using-
linkedin-your-job-search/
