The Next Generation of Business is using Web 2.0
- 1. The Next Generation of Business is using Web 2.0 Applications By JSG
- 2. Business has been around from the dawn of time Changes and new ideas make business better, easier, and more profitable. Society depends on businesses to keep us prospering.
- 3. In today’s world the innovations are coming fast and furious In order to keep up and be successful, business-owners and employees must use all the tools available to them to stay competitive.
- 4. World Wide Web is an invaluable tool with the latest innovation being social software. Social software (Web 2.0) allows for several direct improvements in business Ease of use: user can create web content with only knowledge of general reading and writing. Examples of such Web 2.0 business applications are Google Documents, Slideshare.com, Skype.com, Flikr.com, and YouTube.com.
- 5. Facebook and MySpace are useful tools in many business applications, such as a research tool in the selection process of new employees. Employers have the ability to search the internet for a candidate. Researching a candidate online is soon to become a widely-used addition to the practice of conducting a back-ground check on a prospective employee.
- 6. After the hiring process, there comes the management of current employees. Workplace employee satisfaction has dramatic effects on productivity and the bottom line.
- 7. Digital music, such as iTunes, has advantage to businesses Provides employees with the music of their choice without disturbing co-workers Has a positive effect on people in a work environment. The mood of an employee Productive and efficient workplace vs. stagnant workplace
- 8. Further benefit to utilization of Web 2.0: Improved efficiency Several social software sites are wonderful resources for increasing efficiency. Employees can collaborate on documents at the same time by creating documents in Google. Documents no longer need to be emailed back and forth, which wastes time and creates a gap in creative flow. Remote employees can use free real-time internet voice connections over a site called Skype.com.
- 9. Presentations can be uploaded into Slideshare.com in order to share with many people anywhere in the world. The uses of Web 2.0 applications in business are endless. Bottom-line, these applications are how business will be done and improved on today and in the future.