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Your Guide to the New Internet – 2007 – Web 2.0
presented by Josh More (www.alliancetechnologies.net) and Mike Sansone (www.converstations.com)
Media Sharing
Name
Description
A site where users can share videos with other users, and embed them into other sites.
Use
Store videos without concern for bandwidth. Highly popular - reach millions of users for free.
Risks
Slowness of service could affect reliability. Users can release illegal videos and make them appear legitimate.
Name
Description
Allows users to form groups and share/discuss photos and photography.
Use
Host graphic files off site but linked locally. Share marketing materials with a wider audience.
Risks
Images can be licensed in many ways. Users can release illegal images and make them appear legitimate.
Name
Scribd -http://www.scribd.com/
Description
Allows users to share pdf, word processor, spreadsheet, and similar documents.
Use
Disseminate documents widely, without worry about bandwidth. Excellent for distrusting public documents.
Risks
Data leakage of proprietary information. Archived older documents lack indications of revision/deprecation.
Link Sharing
Name
del.icio.us -http://del.icio.us/
Description
A bookmark-sharing site, allows users to store bookmarks on the net and share them with others.
Use
Identify popularity of sites. Track sites during a research phase and share them between computers.
Risks
Accidental disclosure of information. Competitors can view your browsing history.
Name
Description
Allows users to easily rate sites and find other sites that are rated highly by the Internet community.
Use
Limited practical use until they allow you to "stumble" within industry-specific niches.
Risks
The biggest risk here is that of employees wasting their time.
Blogging
Name
Description
Online blogging community, for discussing topics involving legal issues
Use
Good way to build relationships with your clients and colleagues.
Risks
As law varies with region, be sure you know which region from which the authors are writing.
Name
Twitter -http://twitter.com/
Description
Allows users to post/share real time data about their activities. Integrates with both the web and text messaging.
Use
Can be used in project and research groups to track what everyone is working on.
Risks
Potential data leakage. Increased cell phone cost if plans charge per message.Over
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