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=Week 9 - Web 2.0 and Business/Marketing= LinkedIn

I also immediately thought of LinkedIn when I considered this week's assignment. Professionals can network, promote their businesses,conduct market research, and even set up collaborative teams on LinkedIn.

The following pages describe some of the fundamental benefits of using LinkedIn as a professional or as a business.

http://benefitof.net/benefits-of-linkedin-for-business/ http://sivanragu.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Use-Linkedin-for-Business-Benefits http://www.startupnation.com/series/132/9338/linkedin-marketing-6-reasons.htm

Posted by Nicole Schofield

Making a Facebook Page for your Business or Non-Profit
In addition to your own personal Facebook]] page, you can add a page to Facebook for your business or non-profit organization. First make sure that you have your personal page already set up, then go to @http://www.facebook.com/business/build to #|get started. Your business page admin panel will be accessible through your personal account and you can choose thru a pull-down menu whether to use Facebook as yourself or your business. Your Facebook address will be something like facebook.com/yourbusinessname Once you set up your business page (which looks like a personal page), people can "like" you and you can post news, specials, etc. for your customers.

Posted by David Sweet

My first thought when thinking of web 2.0 and networking or #|career building was LinkedIn. Two websites I found on recruitment and networking are: [] [] Sites such as LinkedIn is allowing the possibility for recruitment of top candidates, as well as recruitment of candidates within organizational structures. In addition, on the employee side of the picture, it allows for more diverse searches and networking with peers. As well as allowing people who have limited abilities or difficulties meeting face to face with peers an opportunity to still network and share ideas. Posted by Rebecca Smith
 * LinkedIn-Recruitment**

Business Wiki - The Wiki Meeting
Wikis can also play a role in enhancing meetings, and in some cases, replace them altogether. A wiki can be a great place to store meeting minutes and provide the opportunity for employees to offer additional input outside of the meeting. A wiki can also reduce the number of meetings needed to keep a project on track. Communication and synergy of ideas are the two main goals of most meetings, and a wiki is an excellent tool that can accomplish both of these goals

Global communications is an obvious target for a wiki in the workplace. The ease-of-use makes it a great tool for dispensing information across the globe, and the simplicity of editing makes it easy for satellite offices to offer input back to headquarters. More than just keeping employees around the world informed, a global wiki can provide a method for teams with members in different locations to work together seamlessly and share information on a project.

for more help and how to compose a wiki for business use []

Danielle Ralston

Skype is a free software program that enables the user to make free calls anywhere in the world using P2P technology. Several features are available in addition to voice calls including instant messaging and #|video conferencing between up to five users. Skype does not offer the ability to call 911.

Skype is a free service, valuable to business and individuals with contacts throughout the world.

The following site has information about the uses and support for Skype.

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edited by: Jan Bardwell

Everyone I know uses FaceBook for pleasure (or pain) rather than business. But let's not forget that it was originally created for networking among professionals. The website I have linked to here is an excellent source of advice for getting back to the root reasons for FaceBook's creation, business promotion!

[|FaceBook for Business]

posted by ~ Aaron Ford

=YouTube for Business=

Many people do not consider the ability to use YouTube for furtherance of a business, but it is a great tool to use. Some ideas for business uses are webcasts, keynote speeches, corporate presentations, video-based training and e-learning, video tutorials, event highlights, and so on. By using YouTube, you can save yourself expensive hosting costs as well as costs involved with using bandwidth. Videos are easy to embed as well as link to. Check out this link for ideas and guides on how to use YouTube for Business!

YouTube for Business

//Edited by Luke Wier //

=Animoto=

Animoto allows a person to upload their photos and use them creatively to make presentations. Photos’ can be used for personal use or business alike can use photos from all around the country to demonstrate multiple uses! Along with the creation of flash advertisements Animoto also leaves room for blogs, and quick sharing of opinions andbeliefs’. Animoto is quickly liked to Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites so the videos can be shared and advertised across the internet entirely! [|What is Animoto?] Edited by Jeannie Snedegar

=Businesses Presence on Facebook=

Recently Facebook has made businesses on FB more visible by suggesting we "like" certain ones (probably those that have paid to have it in our newsfeed). This marketing technique will most likely help these businesses grow by giving more exposure to them. Every time these suggested businesses appear in my newsfeed it also shows which of my friends also liked it. In my opinion, knowing that a friend has liked it wont sway my decision to like it as well, but is still a good idea. I'm sure others will be influenced. Many businesses these days refer to facebook from their own websites. They know that most people look on facebook and hope the consumers will like their FB page so that they can reach us to let us know about sales and discounts or special events. Any business out there that has not integrated itself on FB will be missing a large amount of advertisement. All in all, FB has become a great tool for visibillity in the web world.

Edited by Tom McCarty

Your Nonprofit Podcast

We actually use this process for our Columbia Dragboat Association to post and upload podcasts from the races to facebook, myspace and just about everywhere we can find to advertise for free. We are a nonprofit organization and have to get inventive with our advertising to get spectators. We have been launching podcasts on TV websites as well in the community calendar as well. Every little bit helps and if you ever get bored check our our website at: CDBAracing.com

Posted by Mary Bond

Will tweet for work
Twitter can be a very effective tool for a business. From running promotions and advertising sales, to receiving customer feedback, Twitter is a valuable site. Twitter can also be used to keep abreast of what the competition is doing; simply follow the competition and they'll tell you themselves! A business person who is looking to find out what is hot can look at what is "trending" on the site, or if they want to find out what if anything the public is thinking about a particular subject, they can search the topic and Twitter will retrieve any posts containing the words. For a list of 10 ways to use Twitter for Business, click this link.

Posted by Emerald Crafton

=How companies are benefiting from Web 2.0=

Per a webpage from a McKinsey Global Survey:

"Nearly 1,700 executives from around the world, across a range of industries and functional areas, responded to this year’s survey.[|1] We asked them about the value they have realized from their Web 2.0 deployments in three main areas: within their organizations; externally, in their relations with customers; and in their dealings with suppliers, partners, and outside experts.

Their responses suggest why Web 2.0 remains of high interest: 69 percent of respondents report that their companies have gained measurable business benefits, including more innovative products and services, more effective marketing, better access to knowledge, lower cost of doing business, and higher revenues. Companies that made greater use of the technologies, the results show, report even greater benefits. We also looked closely at the factors driving these improvements—for example, the types of technologies companies are using, management practices that produce benefits, and any organizational and cultural characteristics that may contribute to the gains. We found that successful companies not only tightly integrate Web 2.0 technologies with the work flows of their employees but also create a “networked company,” linking themselves with customers and suppliers through the use of Web 2.0 tools. Despite the current recession, respondents overwhelmingly say that they will continue to invest in Web 2.0."

Here is a link to the webpage if you would like to read more of the article http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/How_companies_are_benefiting_from_Web_20_McKinsey_Global_Survey_Results_2432

Posted by Cheryl Berger


 * Advertisement Via Facebook**

Many local businesses in Eugene, and chain businesses are finding it beneficial to target customers by advertising their businesses via Facebook. Fletcher's in Eugene does a montly drawing of the people who have "liked" their page and the special winner collects a $20 Fletcher's gift card. Dot Dotson's in Eugene gives discounts to customers to like their page. Facebook is a great tool for business owners to use to draw in customers. All the benefits are greatly appreciated, and there would be no other way to get such perks without Facebook. For 32 ways to use Facebook for Business click here.

Posted by Katie Warren

The Use of Web 2.0 in the Department of Defense If you ever there was a question if WEB 2.0 was a passing fad, this should put them to rest. This is a recent D.O.D release on how they are putting WEB 2.0 technologies to work for them. I thought this was incredibly interesting. ENJOY!!! @http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/dod/use-of-web20-in-dod.pdf

Edited by Shelly West

I found several more places to utilize for customer search. Places to post your needs, or things to let people know you are out there. Places to sell your coffee, or bagels and the like. http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/definition/RSS http://searchwindevelopment.techtarget.com/definition/Ajax http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/Eclipse These are three more sites i found for social networking that fit into the Web.2.0 category Edited by Linda Todd


 * Fiverr!**

Ever feel like you could use an extra five bucks, and have some kind of simple service for people? Fiverr may be the place for you. It's a quick and easy sign up, your service gets put up on a list for many people to view. It's a very frequented website, which can be a great advertisement for any business of yours. I see people promoting their facebook pages, webstores, really anything. There are people that dress up as stuff and say something, and they always get that quick five dollars. I personally can't come up with anything to do on there, but maybe one of you can!

Posted by Michael Dutra

When I think of business and the web Skype comes to mind because people all over the world use it in their corporate lives. Skype is free to use,or like everything else in the world if you pay you get better services from them. A few of the features include calling, video, messaging, and managing. For Business and personal usage check out this site [] Skype can make your day at work better to find out how click on the link above, click on Business, then click Skype for business guide and check it out. Edited by Chad Noice.

Use KeeK To Promote Your Business!

Check Out What It Can Do:

Keek is a growing user-based social network that keeps getting new members every day. The main power of this social network is its simplicity and a very interactive way to share your updates to your friends and families. Instead of using old text and image sharing, Keek mainly focuses on video updates sharing.

To make your experience in Keek more amusing, you should know some commands or popular terms. While you may have already familiar with common terms such as keek, keekbacks, or private keek, there are still many terms that you need to understand to make your Keek experience a whole lot better.

Do you know that you can track your Keek statistic? Yes you can do so by using My Stats functionalities. You will be able to track your keek views, subscribers, followers, and embeds. The report will be shown in a simple graphic that even newcomer to Keek will understand in an instant. The analytical tools are very complete that you can even get the specific location of your Keek’s visitor and also the referring sites. Keek even has its own top 100 leaderboard. This is a real time leaderboard that will show you Keek that has most followers, most subscribers, and most watched users also. Even more detailed, you can see who is leading on each Kred category. You can see the top leader Keek on section such as ‘Most Funny’ or ‘Most Talented’.

Kred is another popular term where you can rate other Keek user and in the same time build your own reputation. You can rate other people, and other can also rate you back. If you think that one’s Keek is very good, very interesting, very talented you can give him good Kred. Having high reputation score will always help you build a large number of followers.

Keek is so fun yet easy to use, and therefore many top people prefer to use it compared to other social networks site. Video is worth a thousand pictures, and video help to establish one’s credibility. This public image is very important, mainly for celebrities; therefore so many celebrities use Keek in their daily life. Kendall Jenner has her own Keek here: www.keek.com/kendalljenner and Christian Beadles also owns one here: http://www.keek.com/littlecbeadles

**The Joy of Prezi:**
It's always fun to make PowerPoints— and then present them to an audience. Not. What's even better is doing it as a group and having to get together and manually trade files to build the presentation. Also not. Enter Prezi: You can create free-form full-fledged flash-animation based (again, sorry Apple users. Not.) presentations that can be viewed and directed in slides, or left to the user to have a ball with. Here's a great example of one being used to teach about using Prezi for teaching. Teaching not being relegated to the classroom. Seminars, business meetings, and general training all require presentations. How many times have you sat and stared with bleary eyes at a yearly safety meeting PowerPoint with clip-art of a guy stubbing his toe? How could would it be to have actual animation that affects the rest of the document and keeps it at least marginally interesting? People love moving shiny things. Studies have shown— Oooh! What's that over there!

Link to the aforementioned Learning Blog on Prezi

//Edited by Gregory L. Dewar//

=Jobs or Gigs on Craigslist:= Ever have a service you want to offer or sell things to make some extra cash? You can advertise your products, services, or jobs on Craigslist for FREE!! Simply start an account, or if you already have one, sign in to your account. Click on Post to classifieds and you can choose what you want to add on your ad. []

Edited by: Rochiemar Carson
Web 2.0 business and organizational uses.

I thought of using Facebook for your business because I know of someone who started a Photography page on facebook and she has got so much business from Facebook users liking her page and then their friends like her page and then their friends like her page so on and so forth. Its a great way of spreading word of mouth and she does contests for people when she recieves a certain amount of likes she will give a discount on a photoshoot or a coupon for refering someone. It seems to work great for her!

[] by: Jaden Anderson

There a couple of websites were you can buy and sell your stuff on the internet. First one is Facebook. Second one is Craigslist and the third one is eBay. I know the list one keep going on and on there are so many out there. http://eugene.craigslist.org/ http://www.ebay.com/ posted by Christina Vickers

Web 2.0: Youtube for Business
[|PCWorld's take on Youtube for Business] This article by David Ramel has a lot of really good suggestions, but something he doesn't mention is that it is a good idea to have a script or talking points. I've been watching a lot of youtube videos lately that are made by professionals that take a couple of minutes to come to the point that they are trying to make. By that time they've already lost me.

Added by Rachel Hooper

=**Surveys and Polls**=

One way a business can get good customer feedback is by using an online survey utility such as [|Survey Monkey]. The free version allows you up to 100 responses per survey. However, for just $19.95 a month you can upgrade to the professional version. This allows you unlimited surveys and unlimited responses.

The #|surveys are very quick to create and with a choice of 15 different question types you have plenty of control. You can fully customize your survey with the professional version, adding logos and branding it to match your requirements is a doddle. Once you have created your survey you can make it instantly available through a web link.

Once the survey is up and running, you can analyze your results online, download them to a spreadsheet and make them available to others via a link.

Posted by: Danielle Howard

A Web 2.0 magazine of the future


The creators of JPG Magazine are Geniuses, They are using web 2.0 for there online Mag. Users upload their photos for category and then others in the community vote on the photo. Photos with the most votes are then published in the magazine and the photographer is paid $100 for the photo and is given a 12 month subscription to the magazine!!

[|Check it Out!!]


 * Posted By: William Goss**

YOU CAN USE EVERY WEB 2.0 TOOL TO PROMOTE BUSINESS
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