ACT#8

1. Presentation tools

Features Prezi is not your typical slide-based Slideshare is a free web tool
presentation tool. You start with a blank
canvas and can add and manipulate that makes it possible to
content anywhere on the page. There is
share PowerPoint, PDF and
no such thing as a linear, slide-by-slide
display method (unless you design it that other files on the Internet. 
way, of course).

Limitations Could become all that we do or risks being

Confusing Layout hived off into a special category • Money –
The frequent zooming in and out more cuts to come could be really messy 
movement can be a bit overwhelming for
some. Also, a Prezi presentation shared
on its own can be confusing if the viewer
doesn't know how to navigate the
functions.

Areas of Slideshare is a website which allows you

Appropriate Video. to post content – PDFs, PowerPoint slides,
Use Business. videos, and others – as a presentation.
Business Review. Presentations can then be searched,
Consulting. viewed and shared by anyone. With 60
Education and Nonprofit. million monthly visitors, Slideshare is the
Finance. most popular presentation sharing website
General. in the world.
Healthcare.
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Cloud Computing

Features Ability to Access Files from Everywhere The main advantage of Dropbox is that it is
The most significant advantage of using completely free. There are no upfront
Google drive to store your data is that charges or any additional charges once you
you can access it anywhere. Google start using the service.
servers allow you to sign in using your
Gmail account and access your data
anytime.

Limitations The most One of the disadvantages of this

significant disadvantage of service is that the administrators or
developers who maintain the service
using Google drive is that have the right to delete
hackers can remove your information from free, inactive
essential data. They do this accounts.
by installing malicious
hardware in your server,
and the files disappear. The
password feature can be
hacked, and someone you
choose to share your link
with may share it with
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others.

Areas of Dropbox is a home for all your work. You

Appropriate You can use it to store and create
Use documents, share folders and files with
other people, or as a middle ground for
collecting and transferring data to
external services. What makes Google
Drive special is the way it integrates with
Google's other apps: Google Docs,
Google Sheets, Google Slides, and more.
can store and share files, collaborate on
projects, and bring your best ideas to life—
whether you're working alone or with
colleagues and clients. With Dropbox, all
your files are backed up to the cloud and
available online.

Mapping

Features Registered users have fewer restrictions

Wealth of Information on map editing, and are able to edit and/or
Google Maps provides the layout of delete existing places as well as draw
roads, the locations of cities and towns, "linear features" (roads, railroads, rivers,
state boundaries, geographical features, and ferry lines).
restaurant reviews and satellite images.
Google provides the Street View
perspective, allowing you to see houses,
storefronts and points of interest from a
driver’s point of view. In addition, Google
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Maps has indoor maps of some airports,

museums and other facilities.

Limitations Those useless pieces of information which

does not belong in a map. Another
disadvantage of Wikimapia is with the way
Limited Accuracy it highlights landmarks as it tends to clutter
the interface and if there are other
landmarks found within the bigger
Information in Google Maps may
landmark, the data gets all jumbled up and
have errors. Occasionally, you find yourself lost, figuratively.
ambiguities and flaws in location
data may produce a route that
doesn't take you to the destination
you expect. Google Maps does not
have up-to-the-minute information
on unusual conditions, such as
roads damaged by weather,
blocked by street fairs or altered by
recent construction work. Some
remote locations may not be in
Google Maps.

Areas of Let's take a deeper look into these areas According to the website, Wikimapia is an
Appropriate where Google Maps excels to open-content collaborative mapping
Use understand how it can benefit you in a project, aimed at marking all geographical
variety of situations. objects in the world and providing a useful
...
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These include: description of them. It aims to create and

Routing & Logistics. maintain a free, complete, multilingual and
Retail & E-Commerce. up-to-date map of the whole world.
Financial Services.
Location + Cloud Services (Using Google
Cloud Platform or GCP)
Quality of Data.

Social Media

Features Reach a wide audience: Twitter has a large

Useful for Education – Facebook is an user base, which could include your
excellent tool for education. Professors potential customers. Using hashtags can
can share lectures and other course help you reach an audience interested in a
materials with the class, and students particular topic or in a particular location.
can even interact with each other to
have debates about the course material.
Teachers are able to connect with their
students, and parents are able to get
updates on a student’s progress at
school. The site also has a forum that
teachers can use when they need help
with questions from their students.
Useful for Education – Facebook is an
excellent tool for education. Professors
can share lectures and other course
materials with the class, and students
can even interact with each other to
have debates about the course material.
Teachers are able to connect with their
students, and parents are able to get
updates on a student’s progress at
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school. The site also has a forum that

teachers can use when they need help
with questions from their students.

Limitations Privacy concerns – Facebook has a Resources: Maintaining a presence on

history of violating user privacy. For Twitter requires a time commitment.
example, in 2012, the company proposed It's also important that the staff looking
an app that would have let marketers after the account have the right skills
track users’ web browsing activity and training.  
outside of Facebook. This would have
allowed them to better target
advertisements on Facebook. Two years
ago, the company admitted that it had
been secretly saving phone numbers and
text messages from Android devices for
years. More recently, Facebook shut
down nearly 200 apps due to privacy
concerns.

Areas of  Facebook is the largest and
Appropriate most recognized social media
Use network worldwide, making it
an excellent entry point for
businesses looking to develop
their social media strategy.
You can use Twitter for entertainment
purposes, or to stay in contact with friends
and family. At its most basic, Twitter is
similar to sending out a 140-character
mass text to everyone you know -- you
could use it to share a funny story, post a
compelling video, or ask your audience a
question. The choice is yours.
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Web Page Creation
Features Easy and intuitive interface
With the subscription to one of the
plans, Wix will provide you with the
server, updates, and a domain without
additional costs for one year.
Over 80 templates available and the
possibility to create your own
Limitations
 It’s not the best platform for
international businesses since,
even though it allows you to
set prices in many currencies,
the final price will display
the pre-set currency of your
online shop. This can lead to
confusion among buyers
It is a drag-and-drop platform that makes it
easy to add content, images, videos, forms,
and other features to a website. Weebly is
also one of the few website builders that
offers a free plan. Weebly is a great
platform for those who want to create a
website without having to learn coding.
 You can't use weebly without
internet which can be a pain
sometimes as I have all of my
course work on here so say if my
internet isn't working or is slow
then you can't use it. I would say
this is one of the worst things on
weebly.
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Areas of Quick Look: Weebly comes with a set of

Appropriate tools that make it suitable for bloggers,
Use As detailed below, we offer our users businesses, online sellers, and artists alike.
numerous tools and features for However, out of the bunch, it's better
creating, publishing, and use of stunning suited to small business websites.
websites, online e-commerce platforms,
newsletters, galleries, media players,
mobile apps, and other online and
mobile applications, tools, and services.