instant messaging is a software where you can instantly send messages to someone of your choice on your contact list, as long as they are also online. Also you can send and receive files from any contact on your contact list within seconds. This can be used in collaborative working because it is one of the fastest forms of communication and if you had any immediate ideas you could share them straight away via msn or Skype etc. On these instant messaging programs you can send and share information with each other within seconds of creating it. Instant messaging could speed up the exchange of files or conversations as it would be in real-time. However when you are wanting to exchange files or have a conversation you need to have the person/people you want to communicate with online in order to connect. Chatrooms
Chat-rooms are instant messaging sites where you can connect with any other person you choose who is also online within seconds. This can be used in collaborative working because they are extremely like Instant Messaging, they can send and receive messages within seconds with anyone of your choice. You can chat to anyone in real-time, and exchange files or documents within the chat-room and you could also send it to more than one person at a time as you could do it as a bulk message. With chat-rooms you don’t have a set contact list so if you wanted to communicate with someone you must make sure that you are both online and both in the same chat-room. Online Whiteboard
The Term Paper on Love Online
THE BIRTH OF A NEW SOCIETY It is not often that one gets to witness the birth of a new society. Yet, the birth of a new society is exactly what is happening on the Internet today. The society is growing quickly. Numbering 40 million people in 1996, it reached 375 million in 2000. It grew to more than 700 million in 2005. In 2005, only China and India were bigger than the society of the Internet. ...
An Online whiteboard is Like a classroom whiteboard, an online whiteboard is a blank surface or space on which to draw and write. Using your computer mouse as a pen you can write on the blank whiteboard for others to see. This can be used in collaborative working because you can use them to write/draw messages to any other people online, this could be used for collaborative working because any message you want to send you can draw any ideas up or write any messages with your mouse easily. It will be easy to send and receive messages because you can just use your mouse and create a message within in minutes. Email List/Group
An email list/group is a group of contacts you have listed and added to your contact list. It is a group of contacts which you have assigned to a specific group which will allow you to send and receive messages or files to and from the same people in a bulk email. This can be used for collaborative working because you will be able to share files with a large group of people and will be much quicker than sending it several separate people. You can also use it to have a multiple way conversation with people within the group Forums
A forum is a discussion area on a website. Members of the forum can post their comments on the discussion taking place and read and respond to other posts by other forum members. The site can be on any type of subject. A forum could be used for collaborative working because a forum could be created for the type of subject which is needed to be discussed and each person involved in it will need to become members of the forum so they can post and comment on the subject being discussed. This isn’t the best way to connect with others as it isn’t the fastest way of communicating with others and also you can’t send files via a forum. Intranet, Extranet
An Intranet is a term for a collection of private computer networks within an organization. An Extranet is a computer network that allows controlled access from the outside for specific business or educational purposes. Intranets and Extranets are communication tools designed to enable easy information sharing within workgroups. An Intranet or Extranet can be used in collaborative working because you can use it as a way of communication between each other because you can share information and ideas together and be updated on new information easily. `
The Research paper on Ways Groups of People Are Identified
Introduction This paper explores how ethnic restaurants could be a stepping stone towards both sides of the spectrum of in? of multicultural society. A Home to people of manymuch different ethnic backgrounds, Britain is certainly a multicultural place. ContempoaryContemporary Britain has been one of the countries that have experienced a rapid growth of population through the process of ...