Enhancing Collaboration Using Web 2.0

1. MIS
By Deyra Maricruz
Lazo Centeno

2. Technology Blogs
Mashable
Gizmodo
GigaOm

3. MASHABLE
Mashable is a digital media website that was founded in 2005 by
Pete Cashmore. Its slogan says "Mashable is the leading media
company for the Connected Generation and the voice of digital
culture.” Time noted Mashable as one of the 25 best blogs in 2009.
According to its homepage, in December 2011, it has more than 2,6
millions of followers on Twitter, and more than 730,000 followers on
Facebook.
http://mashable.com

4. GIZMODO
Gizmodo is a design and technology blog. It
was launched in 2002. It offers the content in
French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian,
Portuguese, and English.
http://gizmodo.com

5. GigaOM
Gigaom was founded in 2006, and now it is the leading
global voice on emerging technologies. Gigaom’s
purpose is to humanize the impact of technology.
Therefore, its news, research and events humanize
technology and provide deep insight on disruptive
companies, people and trends
https://gigaom.com

6. Business/Finance Blogs
Business insider
The Wall Street Journal
Consumerist

7. Business Insider
Business Insider is an American business, celebrity and
technology news website launched in February 2009 and based
in New York City. Founded by former CEO Kevin P. Ryan. The
site provides and analyzes business news and acts as an
aggregator of top news stories from around the web. The site
each year publishes editorial franchises such as the "Digital 100:
The World's Most Valuable Private Tech Companies”.
http://www.businessinsider.com

8. The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is a business-focused, English-
language international daily newspaper based in New York
City. The Journal is published six days a week, and it is the
largest newspaper in the United States by circulation.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/page/2/

9. Consumerist
Consumerist is a consumer affairs blog owned by Consumer
Media LLC, a subsidiry of Consumer Reports with posts provided by
a team of full-time reporters and editors. The blog focuses on
consumerism and consumers’ experiences and issues with
companies and corporations, concentrating mostly on U.S
consumers.
http://consumerist.com

10. Entertainment Blogs
E! Online
TMZ
TIME

11. E! Online
E! Entertainment Television, LLC is an American basic
cable and satellite television channel. It features
entertainment-related programming, reality television,
features films and occasionally series and specials
unrelated to the entertainment industry.
http://www.eonline.com

12. TMZ
TMZ is a celebrity news website that debuted on
November 8, 2005. The New York Times cited
TMZ as "one of the most successful online
ventures of the last few years.”
http://www.tmz.com

13. TIME
Time (styled within the magazine as TIME) is an
American weekly news magazine published in
New York City. It was founded in 1923. Time has
the world's largest circulation for a weekly news
magazine, and has a readership of 25 million, 20
million of which are based in the United States.
http://time.com

14. Web-based
Collaboration Tools
Google Docs

15. Google Docs. An online office suite comprised of a spreadsheet
application, a word processor, and a presentation application. The
documents, spreadsheet, and presentations can be created in the Web
application or imported from other tools.
The main benefit of Google Docs is that their use has helped
many companies to communicate successfully. Companies are able to
share data files through Google Docs. In addition, companies have the
opportunity to share multiple types of files, such as documents,
spreadsheets, presentations, drawings, and web forms

16. LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking service.
Founded in December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003, it is mainly used
for professional networking. As of October 2015, LinkedIn reports more than
400 million acquired users in more than 200 countries and territories. The
site is available in 24 languages.
LinkedIn is more than a professional website, it is a useful tool to
be in touch with people that have similar interests. Also, it is helpful when
companies want to confirm the existence of a person and his or her labor
experience. In addition, people are able to share interesting articles with
their contacts.
LinkedIn

17. Personal Blog: The MIS Guide
https://themisguidesite.wordpress.com
Blogging is the process of creating an online text diary made
up of chronological entries that comment on everything from one’s
everyday life, to wine and food, or even computer problems.
Nowadays, people are using them because they represent an
easy way to communicate each other, share interesting facts and
comments about every type of topic, or just to write opinions and
articles about everything that comes to the writers’ mind.

18. Thank you
By: Deyra Maricruz Lazo Centeno