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Friday, March 04, 2005  

Social Media
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A trend called "social media" is working on ways to make the Web a more collaborative tool. One start-up called JotSpot is using Wikis, a type of Web page that can be edited by anyone, to give authorized users a common location in which to collaborate -- for example by building upon a spreadsheet, customizing it, integrating data from the Web or from e-mail, and having all the information reside on one place Wiki Web site. Other social media sites include Five Across and iUpload, which are focused on using blogs to help businesses or individuals collaborate. Five Across's software called Bubbler lets bloggers use drag-and-drop motions to update their blog pages with text, photos, audio or video clips, spreadsheets. Another startup, Pluck, has a Web browser companion designed to be a one-stop personal information manager for search, blogs and data feeds known as "Really Simple Syndication" (RSS), a system that grabs fresh information from designated sites and distributes summaries and links to the user. Pluck lets users share with friends and colleagues the feeds, Web site addresses and other information they find valuable.

The Subject Tracer™ Information Blog that covers this area is Social Informatics.

posted by Marcus Zillman | 4:10 AM
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