The document discusses various blogs and websites relevant to Web 2.0. It describes TechCrunch as a leading technology media site that profiles startups and reviews products. Mashable is noted as an important global media platform that promotes sharing of information. Additionally, Engadget, Quora, Pando Daily, Business Insider, Reddit, BuzzFeed, and Ohmygossip are summarized as blogs covering various topics like technology, business, entrepreneurship, and entertainment. The document also discusses concepts of collective intelligence and how Wikipedia harnesses the knowledge of contributors. Finally, it outlines several web collaboration tools useful for sharing and working together online, including Google Drive, Office 365, Dropbox, LinkedIn, WordPress, and Shopify

1. MIS - Web 2.0 Review
SHANNON ALVARADO

2. BLOGS
“online text diary (i.e., a blog, or Web log) made up of chronological
entries that comment on everything from one’s everyday life, to wine
and food, or even computer problems.” (Chapter 5)
• Blog types include:
• Technology
• BUSiNess-financial
• entertainment

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “TechCrunch is a leading
technology media property,
dedicated to obsessively profiling
startups, reviewing new Internet
products, and breaking tech
news.” (TechCrunch, 2017)
• This is important in the Web 2.0
Era since Internet is a commodity.
Our daily operations now require
help of the Internet, so we have
to be informed.
https://techcrunch.com/

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “Mashable is a global, multi-platform
media and entertainment company.
Powered by its own proprietary
technology, Mashable is the go-to
source for tech, digital culture and
entertainment content for its
dedicated and influential a audience
around the globe.” (Mashable, 2017)
• Mashable is as important as
TechCrunch in that it promotes
globalization and sharing of
information in the digital era. Most
importantly it promotes its own
technology.
http://mashable.com/

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “Engadget is the original home for
technology news and reviews.
Since our founding in 2004, we've
grown from an exhaustive source
for consumer tech news to a
global multimedia organization
covering the intersection of
technology, gaming and
entertainment.” (Engadget, 2017)
• Moreover, engadget is a good
blog for advertising. Its ads are
very popular and technological
business are interested in this
blog for that.
https://www.engadget.com/

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “Quora is a Q&A site where
experts actually take the time to
seriously answer your questions.
You can follow topics like
"startups" and
"entrepreneurship" and people
like Fred Wilson or Mark
Zuckerberg..”(Business Insider,
2017)
• Quora is an excellent blog for all
kinds of entrepreneurs.
Community voting takes place on
ideas with guidance of successful
recognized leaders.
https://es.quora.com/

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “Sarah Lacy and her band of bloggers
at Pando are making an effort to
become the "site of record for Silicon
Valley." Much of the staff came from
TechCrunch, so they're well sourced.
Lacy conducts exclusive interviews
with high profile people in tech and
curates the top
tech/entrepreneurship stories from
other startups in the site's right rail.”
(Business Insider, 2017)
• Pando Daily is great for
entrepreneurs seeking technology
business and conducted by an official
blogger.
https://techcrunch.com/
Pando Daily

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “The thinking man's finance blog
it is not. But if you are looking for
all manner of business and
economic news, as well as Wall
Street gossip and what's hot on
the Web, Business Insider is the
best place to go. .” (TIME, 2017)
• This blog was founded by a
former Wall Street Analyst and
creates a good environment for
financial stories and other
business interests.
http://www.businessinsider.com/

11. ENTERTAINMENT

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “Reddit bridges communities and
individuals with ideas, the latest
digital trends, and breaking news
(...okay, and maybe cats). Our
mission is to help people discover
places where they can be their true
selves, and empower our community
to flourish.”(Reddit, 2017)
• Reddit is a fun blog for young and old
people. They have great explicit
values in their organizational culture.
Good for keeping people updated on
day to day trends.
https://www.reddit.com/

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • “BuzzFeed has breaking news,
vital journalism, quizzes, videos,
celeb news, Tasty food videos,
recipes, DIY hacks, and all the
trending buzz you'll want to share
with your friends. (BuzzFeed,
2017)
• This blog is good for the Web 2.0
era because people use it for time
consuming entertainment in their
mobiles or pcs.
https://www.reddit.com/

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Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 • OHMYGOSSIP is nothing but
Gossip. It is directed to teens and
gossipers of stars and famous
celebrities. Good part is that it
has more than 80,000 readers
daily so people might want to
start publishing ads with them.
http://ohmygossip.com/

15. COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE
“The concept of collective intelligence is based on the notion
that distributed groups of people with a divergent range of information and
expertise will be
able to outperform the capabilities of individual experts, as demonstrated by
the online encyclopedia
Wikipedia, which is entirely based on its users’ contributions.” (Chapter 5)

16. WIKIPEDIA
• Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and
edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the
Wikimedia Foundation. (Wikipedia, 2017)

17. WEB COLLABORATION TOOLS
“Web collaboration refers to Web, social and software tools used to facilitate website
customer communication for increased sales and satisfaction on the Internet in real time.
Web collaboration techniques include phone/text chat and remote multiuser
conferences/seminars via intranet or phone systems. Web collaboration also facilitates
employee communication and interaction within an organization.
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18. GOOGLE DRIVE
• Google Drive offers basic office
programs such as word
document, tables, and slides.
This allows to easily work with
other people synchronously or
asynchronously. Saving time
and effort and allowing
communication even at long
distances.

19. OFFICE 365
• Office 365 allows you to connect in many ways including
Mail, One Drive, Word, Excell, Powerpoint and OneNote. It
is like an organized way to interlink all your information in
one place.

20. DROPBOX
• Dropbox allows team or individual sharing of files. It is secure and it
is easy to use.

21. LinkedIn
• LinkedIn is the most important network for finding jobs and creating networks
for professional activities. It allows you to administer your contacts of interests
in groups or individually. Today If you don’t have an account with LinkedIn you
are probably missing out important information about your career.

22. WordPress
• With this website you can create your own websites, blogs, and
many other things. It offers a free start up and later upgrade for a
considerable yearly rate.

23. Shopify
• Shopify is an excellent Ecommerce facilitator. It allows you to buy a
transaction package for start ups that lets you make selling anywhere
even from you smartphone. You can buy their special tool for credit cards
that you can carry with you. It is extremely practical for small businesses.

24. THANK YOU