Communication and collarboration

Everyone communicates differently dependingon their personal preference and what is convenient. The internet has madecommunication as simple as the click of a button. Most people choose theirmeans of communication based on what it is they want to share. One popularmethod is email which allows the user to send a message over the internet,attach files, pictures and even videos. Email can be accessed on your computervia outlook and also pushed to your mobile device. One of the benefits of emailis the ability to keep it stored on a hard drive or on a work server. If youare not using your work email you can access personal email through multipleavenues as well such as yahoo, AOL, Google and Hotmail. Another method of communication andcollaboration is instant messaging. This is a great option for interofficecommunication. My office has something called "Communicator" not onlydoes this allow you to instantly message with a coworker regardless of wherethey are in the country, it also gives you option to video chat, screen shareand do conference calls all at the touch of a button and on your desktop. The beauty of this is that all you need is aninternet connection to initiate the message without ever needing to pick up thephone. Microblogging,status updates and news feeds is another method of how we communicate with oneanother. With social media [1](Social media refers to themeans of interactions among people in which they create, share, and exchangeinformation and ideas in virtual communities and networks) sites like Facebook, Linked In,Twitter and Instagram with one simple message you can communicate to all ofyour friends in your network to let them know what you are up to for the day,if you changed jobs or just a simple message you are looking to communicate.All of these sites allow for the ability to your friends to repost, retweet or “share”something that you communicated out. Businesses have even taken to the Twitterfad. Companies share the latest news,promotions and updates to anyone and everyone. The CEO of my company (T-Mobile) has recently taken to twitter and isconstantly tweeting about the company and our competitors. [2] A new report by theUniversity of Massachusetts Dartmouth takes a look at how often companies onFortune Magazine's Fortune500 list are using social-media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google+,Instagram, YouTube, Foursquare, and Pinterest. And the answer is: a lot. Of thoseFortune 500 companies, 77 percent keep active Twitter accounts, 70 percent havea Facebook page, and 69 percent have YouTube accounts. All these stats are upover last year -- with 4 percent more companies keeping Twitter accounts, 4percent more having a Facebook page, and 7 percent more on YouTube. Companiesare using social networking sites to advertise their products and postjobs. People are using their linked incontacts to search for jobs and network with people as well. Gone are the daysof sending your resume via USPS and searching the newspaper classified ads forjobs. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media 2. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57595401-93/fortune-500-companies-give-social-media-a-thumbs-up/