In this section I have learned a lot about the various methods for online collaboration and communication. There are so many different Web 2.0 applications that allow for easier networking. Through virtual worlds like Second Life, people, coworkers, and business affiliates from around the world can meet and discuss topics, representing themselves as avatars. If you want a real life visual of who you are talking to, you can use an online meeting site like Yugma to hold a video meeting. Social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace allow for people to stay in touch and promote bands. People can collaborate through Wikis and update their followers through microblogging sites like Twitter. I also learned about asynchronous communication verses synchronous communication. Synchronous is when both communicating parties are online at the same time conversing, such as chat. Asynchronous is when both parties are not online at the same time. Emails are asynchronous communication.
My participation has been good. As for the group presentation, my partner took initiative and completed the majority of the project in the first few days. I elaborated, but the work was basically done. I would have done more if there was more to do.
Words I didn't know:
Digest
Microblogging
Asynchronous communication
Meta Tags
I didn't know about LinkedIn prior to this section. I think it can be a very useful tool for social networking in your career.
