b4- Social Media tools 101

Blogs 101- Blogs are posts that are listed in chronological order. Can be helpful to companies that are giving updates about their company or new innovative moves or products that the company is involved with. HP has a blog that has writers from different locations around the world. They give information on products as well as how they are staying active and committed to the communities or social issues that are important.
Microblogging 101- Microblogging are brief updates given throughout the day. A twitter would be a microblog. Businesses can use this to their advantage when making changes in their company and sending out twitters to inform members of updates. You can also send out one tweet for a group of people instead of contacting each person individually.
RSS 101- Instead of you going out to look for updates or new things, they come to you. You sign up for a reader account and list your favorite web sites or subscribe to the sites that you like best. This helps to cut down on the time you spend searching the web.
Photo Sharing 101- I personally use this to share pictures with my family that I do not live close to. It helps us to stay involved with each other. I have seen photographers taking shots of surfers and then posting them on web sites. They are there to purchase.
Podcasts 101- digital audio that is found via the Internet and used or listened to via the computer or portable media devices. One use professionally for podcasts is for trainers. You can put work outs on a podcast for your clients. I have used podcasts
Social News and Bookmarking 101- I have found that this is a great resource for finding jobs as well as staying informed with issues that interest you.
Video Sharing 101- My son just returned from Canada. He was in a long board skating competition. Several professional video tapers were there recording the event. If you are in this field, it is a great way to make an income. Going to events, recording them and then selling the finished product on-line.
Wikis 101- This is a great way to coordinate any event or project. I used this on several writing projects that I had groups to deal with. Instead of e-mailing the document back and forth and losing track of which document was current it was so much easier be looking at one document.