Enabling Commerce using the Internet and Enhancing Collaboration using Web 2.0

1. MIS 2.0 Review
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2. Technological Blogs
TheNextWeb.com
 The nextweb.com provides technology information on a
daily basis to Internet users. This blog covers mostly
guides and topics about business, culture, and technology.
Additionally, it publishes useful articles for upcoming
gadgets
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The nextweb.com provides the latest insights around the World
about technology. Also, it maintains followers informed of the
most recent deals, new launches, contributors, and more.
https://thenextweb.com/

3. DigitalTrends.com
 Digital Trends is a large hub of technology, computer
gaming devices, and interesting lifestyles guides. It also
covers guides related to music, cars, photography and
some news.
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Digital Trends is a blog that provides product reviews,
news, features, and videos about lifestyle guides. This blog
is beneficial for gamers because it allows for several tips
and recommendations to improve.
https://www.digitaltrends.com/

4. MacRumors.com
 MacRumors.com is a website focused on
Apple news and rumors. MacRumors attract a
broad audience of both consumers and
professionals interested in the latest
technologies and product. In addition, the site
boasts a community focused on purchasing
decisions and technical aspects of the IPhone
and more.
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MacRumors is a blog that launches new
information about Apple such as new products, gift
cards, and recycling programs.
https://www.macrumors.com/

5. Business/Financial Blogs
BusinessInsider.com
 BusinessInsider.com is a fast-growing
business site with deep financial media, tech,
and other industry verticals.
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Business Insider site maintains business persons
informed of the daily activities that happen around
the world including the legal aspect and politics.
http://www.businessinsider.com/

6. Smarter Finance USA Blog
 Smarter Finance’s blog focuses on equipment
financing. Rob Misheloff dives deep and covers
how businesses in different industries can qualify
for equipment financing.
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This blog site financing programs because some of
them are not easy to work with in a company.
Additionally, the blog provides an article of what to
look for and why are several attributes desired in a
program.
https://www.smarterfinanceusa.com/blog/vendor-
financing-programs

7. Kabbage Blog
 This blog offers helpful information on applying for a
business loan from an alternative lender. The blog
features several infographics, data, and visuals on what
traditional lending offers for small business owners vs
online lenders such as Kabbage
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This site provides an infographic breaking down trends and
lending options that small business are taking advantages of.
https://www.kabbage.com/blog/small-business-lending-
numbers-infographic/

8. Entertainment Blog
E!Online
 E!Online is the most popular entertainment
news source, providing information about
almost everything that deals with the
entertainment world. In addition, E!Online
delivers breaking entertainment news on
television, movies, celebrities, fashion,
beauty, and lifestyle.
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E!Online provides entertainment news that
include music, fashion, and more. Mostly, I
personally enjoy movie thrillers and celebrities
crush.
http://www.eonline.com/

9. The TV/Movies Streaming Monarch: Netflix
 Netflix is the world’s leading Internet
television network with more than 36
million members in 40 countries enjoying
TV shows and movies.
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In Netflix, members can play, pause and
resume watching without commercials or
commitments. Netflix has a vast majority of
content including thrillers, documentaries, and
more.

10. Pogo.com
 Pogo.com is a great place to play free online games
such as puzzle games, card games, and board games.
Also, it is the biggest platform to play online games.
This site offers a grand variety of board games
including Scrabble and Monopoly
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Pogo.com provides several games for entertainment online.
In addition, classic games like chess, solitaire spider, and
more are available on the site to play and enjoy.
http://www.pogo.com/

11. Wikipedia Account

12. The Importance on the Collective Intelligence
for Companies and People
 Collective Intelligence is a distributed group of people with a different range on information
and expertise that is able to outperform the capabilities of individual experts.
Nowadays, people and computers are getting closely connected and therefore become a global
brain. Intelligence is not only something that happens inside a individuals brains but also as groups
of individuals.
Collective Intelligence is important for companies because of the changes in coordination
technology to make work and innovation more democratic
"The benefits of having lots of people make decentralized decisions are that people are more
highly motivated, they work harder, they’re often more creative," says Malone. "They’re willing to
be more inventive, to try out more things.
https://executive.mit.edu/blog/will-collective-intelligence-change-the-way-we-
work#.WiYSB1WnHZ4

13. Web based Collaboration Tools
Office Suites
 Edesk
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Task Manager: This utility serves to line up pending tasks to
perform in a company by order of importance. The tasks can be
classified as the following: urgent and important, not urgent but
important, urgent but not important, not urgent and not
important.
Workflow Manager: is a template to design that consist in a set
of tasks which are to be performed to complete a specific
process.

14. Spreadsheets
 Google Drive
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Google Maps: helps for directions every day and
possess several useful features such as sharing
locations, route options, all traffic, satellite, and
more.
Additionally, Google drive manage personal
visibility settings and data used to personalize
experience. It is also helpful to find your phone by
security checkup.

15. Notes/Task Management
 Evernote
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Create your first note
Set a reminder
Create meeting notes and tags
Save web articles

16. LinkedIn Account
 Connected to 3 people
 Student at Keiser University

17. Features of LinkedIn
Recommendations
 It helps to recognize a connection such as colleague, business person,
or student. The best recommendations come from peop0le who value
your work or services. Professional managers prefer to work with
people who come with a recommendation by someone they know and
trust.

18. Following
 Members can follow or unfollow a company on
LinkedIn on the company page. Additionally,
members can follow up companies and get
updates on key developments that they have
posted.

19. Groups
 LinkedIn groups provide a place for professionals in
the same industry or with similar interests to share
content, find answers, and more. Members can also
create a new group.
Job
 This feature provides individuals to make sure it is
seen by the right people. LinkedIn allows to easily
post jobs, sponsor jobs, and track job applicants
through an entire process.

20.  What would be the importance of using a professional network such as LinkedIn for your
professional career?
LinkedIn allow members to network with people and professional organization in their
industry which helps to maintain updates and with industry trends. In addition, by networking,
members can join specific groups
 How a professional network such as LinkedIn can boost you professional networking?
LinkedIn allows business people and professionals all over the world to connect to
professionals. The aim of the connection is to share information, market products, and
services. LinkedIn is free to use, however it contains premium packages to perform better.

21. Creating a blog

22. How a blog can boost your digital presence?
 Blogging creates an exciting web page that will draw in
readers and potential customers.
 Creates Communication Routes since is a small business and
is the best way to reach out potential customers.
 Creates social media shareable content such as fun and
engaging content that people enjoy reading and is useful for
them.

23. Shopify

24. Features:
Shopify tools help individuals run their business
 Customize the theme store to make the store
stand out and look great
 Shopify app store helps expand on the existing
functionality of the business
 Shopify enables credit card payment