http://kartoo.com/
kartoo.com is a French website that is a search engine. However, it is not youor normal search engine like google or yahoo where when you type in a subject, a list of websites related to your subject appear. With kartoo.com you get a map that has relevant websites that link to related aspects of the paticular subject that you are interested in. I like this website because it is different in how it displays what you are looking for and is not so bland and boring as google or yahoo.
I would give this a 3 out 5 because kartoo.com does not tell you how unique each link it gives you is to your subject that you are researching.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Loki
Loki
By Stephan Wright
www.loki.com
Loki is a browser add-on that allows users who are traveling or at home to search and browse the Internet catered to their specific location. Loki is the basic concept of a search engine but, your computer knows exactly where you and makes your search results location specific. This is perfect for business travelers, college students, and vacationers who don’t know their way around where they are and don’t know their exact address or zip code. The unique thing about Loki is that it doesn’t use GPS technology; instead it relies on WiFi technology.
Loki has partnered with many of the popular location based websites, such as Fandango.com (a website that gives you movie times at theaters near whatever location you enter in) and accuweather.com (a website that gives location based up to date weather forecasts). Easy to use channels give one-click options to find certain types of attractions around you, such as restaurants, movies, weather, news. All of this happens with the “Find-me” button that instantly tells you where you are. So far 75% of the U.S. population is mapped out on their site. If by chance your location isn’t within the coverage of their network, users can enter in their location and Loki will forever remember it.
Their SMS feature allows you to text friends and co-workers to tell them where you are and any personal message they want to add to the text. Also, the “Address” feature highlights all the addresses found on a page and gives users instant directions to that location from their current location. Loki can even automatically change your time zone for you, updating you calendar and never leaving you doing math in your head of when your next meeting is.
This is a great add-on for any member of your organization that is being sent on a lot of trips away from the office. Never again will you have to worry about getting your bearings on your next trip out of town.
Pros: -easy to use add-on, straightforward interface, WiFi is easier to find in hotels and places of travel than GPS technology, mobile version offered for WiFi-enabled Windows mobile device.
Cons: -no version for Linux, only works in the United States, Mac OS X users must download Firefox, it won’t work with Safari (the standard browser for Mac users).
Rating: 4 out of 5, because it isn’t as Mac friendly and is still in the Beta version, which means it still has some kinks that need to be worked out.
By Stephan Wright
www.loki.com
Loki is a browser add-on that allows users who are traveling or at home to search and browse the Internet catered to their specific location. Loki is the basic concept of a search engine but, your computer knows exactly where you and makes your search results location specific. This is perfect for business travelers, college students, and vacationers who don’t know their way around where they are and don’t know their exact address or zip code. The unique thing about Loki is that it doesn’t use GPS technology; instead it relies on WiFi technology.
Loki has partnered with many of the popular location based websites, such as Fandango.com (a website that gives you movie times at theaters near whatever location you enter in) and accuweather.com (a website that gives location based up to date weather forecasts). Easy to use channels give one-click options to find certain types of attractions around you, such as restaurants, movies, weather, news. All of this happens with the “Find-me” button that instantly tells you where you are. So far 75% of the U.S. population is mapped out on their site. If by chance your location isn’t within the coverage of their network, users can enter in their location and Loki will forever remember it.
Their SMS feature allows you to text friends and co-workers to tell them where you are and any personal message they want to add to the text. Also, the “Address” feature highlights all the addresses found on a page and gives users instant directions to that location from their current location. Loki can even automatically change your time zone for you, updating you calendar and never leaving you doing math in your head of when your next meeting is.
This is a great add-on for any member of your organization that is being sent on a lot of trips away from the office. Never again will you have to worry about getting your bearings on your next trip out of town.
Pros: -easy to use add-on, straightforward interface, WiFi is easier to find in hotels and places of travel than GPS technology, mobile version offered for WiFi-enabled Windows mobile device.
Cons: -no version for Linux, only works in the United States, Mac OS X users must download Firefox, it won’t work with Safari (the standard browser for Mac users).
Rating: 4 out of 5, because it isn’t as Mac friendly and is still in the Beta version, which means it still has some kinks that need to be worked out.
Kerika, the smarter alternative to e-mail
Kerika, the smarter alternative to e-mail
By Stephan Wright
www.kerika.com
Kerika is a program that allows organizations of any kind work on projects in a virtual environment. The program exists in pages that can contain process flows presented in graphical webs that can be as basic, complex, or creative as you want. Each item in your web can be turned into links to new pages filled with documents, pictures, and presentations. You can post pictures, share documents, create progress reports, keep track of document modifications, including which member made changes, and even conduct live chats with members that are online at the same time as you. This allows documents to evolve, getting reviewed by others and even gaining commentary from your clients. The great thing that Kerika can bring to an organization is that it is capable of bringing together people working from home, offices, and coffee shops.
At $6.95 a month per user, this software offers its members something that many free products can’t…privacy. Kerika lets you set up private servers. Members have full control over access. In other words you decide who is allowed to see and download certain materials by either an individual or domain/group basis. You can even share projects with people who don’t use Kerika, using their e-mail addresses.
There are many advantages to implementing Kerika into your organization. The software minimizes the need for countless e-mails between members and maximizes productivity in a central location. The software works on Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows, creating a seamless integration between members without compatibility issues. It requires minimal training or support and overcomes file-sharing issues such as firewalls by using a relay server.
The only negative is that it isn’t free, but you get what you pay for. It comes with a thirty-day free trial and then like aforementioned it is 6.95 a month per user.
It deserves a five out of five rating because of its extreme compatibility and its basic design.
By Stephan Wright
www.kerika.com
Kerika is a program that allows organizations of any kind work on projects in a virtual environment. The program exists in pages that can contain process flows presented in graphical webs that can be as basic, complex, or creative as you want. Each item in your web can be turned into links to new pages filled with documents, pictures, and presentations. You can post pictures, share documents, create progress reports, keep track of document modifications, including which member made changes, and even conduct live chats with members that are online at the same time as you. This allows documents to evolve, getting reviewed by others and even gaining commentary from your clients. The great thing that Kerika can bring to an organization is that it is capable of bringing together people working from home, offices, and coffee shops.
At $6.95 a month per user, this software offers its members something that many free products can’t…privacy. Kerika lets you set up private servers. Members have full control over access. In other words you decide who is allowed to see and download certain materials by either an individual or domain/group basis. You can even share projects with people who don’t use Kerika, using their e-mail addresses.
There are many advantages to implementing Kerika into your organization. The software minimizes the need for countless e-mails between members and maximizes productivity in a central location. The software works on Mac OS X, Linux, and Windows, creating a seamless integration between members without compatibility issues. It requires minimal training or support and overcomes file-sharing issues such as firewalls by using a relay server.
The only negative is that it isn’t free, but you get what you pay for. It comes with a thirty-day free trial and then like aforementioned it is 6.95 a month per user.
It deserves a five out of five rating because of its extreme compatibility and its basic design.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Video Conferencing - Cisco TelePresence
Cisco TelePresence combines high-quality audio, high-definition video, and interactive elements to deliver an in-person meeting experience over your network.
The overall Cisco TelePresence key consists of endpoints, management software, and multipoint switching capabilities, taking advantage of the reliability, quality, and security of the existing network infrastructure.
As globalization increases the need for communication among colleagues and partners, the likelihood increases that business discussions will include not just multiple people but also multiple locations.
In a nutshell, Cisco Telepresence is a new, advanced system that allows for video conferencing to be as real as face-to-face interaction. It is important because of the expansion of industries and businesses that are extending all over the world and the ability to communicate with workers in these places is vital.
Some advantages are that it eliminates many of the constraints that we are forced to deal with with other forms of global communication such as e-mail or instant messaging which are text-based. Some of these constraints include missing social cues such as facial expressions, reactions and tone of voice that are not available via text-based communication. It also enables you to expand your business to just about anywhere without having to worry about information or messages that you would send by e-mail being misinterpreted. Organizations can also use this if they have a big facility and face-to-face meets are inconvenient for people that have to meet woth eachother.
I would say that this technology would get a rating of 3 or 4 because it is not as common a technology as e-mail at this juncture. Perhaps within the next 5 years or so, Cisco TelePresence will regulary available to all organizations, businesses and people.
The overall Cisco TelePresence key consists of endpoints, management software, and multipoint switching capabilities, taking advantage of the reliability, quality, and security of the existing network infrastructure.
As globalization increases the need for communication among colleagues and partners, the likelihood increases that business discussions will include not just multiple people but also multiple locations.
In a nutshell, Cisco Telepresence is a new, advanced system that allows for video conferencing to be as real as face-to-face interaction. It is important because of the expansion of industries and businesses that are extending all over the world and the ability to communicate with workers in these places is vital.
Some advantages are that it eliminates many of the constraints that we are forced to deal with with other forms of global communication such as e-mail or instant messaging which are text-based. Some of these constraints include missing social cues such as facial expressions, reactions and tone of voice that are not available via text-based communication. It also enables you to expand your business to just about anywhere without having to worry about information or messages that you would send by e-mail being misinterpreted. Organizations can also use this if they have a big facility and face-to-face meets are inconvenient for people that have to meet woth eachother.
I would say that this technology would get a rating of 3 or 4 because it is not as common a technology as e-mail at this juncture. Perhaps within the next 5 years or so, Cisco TelePresence will regulary available to all organizations, businesses and people.
Verizon FiOS
Verizon FiOS http://www22.verizon.com/Content/ConsumerFiOS/
FiOS is the latest in fiber-optic technology. It delivers laser-generated pulses of light, riding on hair-thin strands of glass fiber, all the way to the home. When FiOS connects to the personal computer, users will have access to blazing fast speeds. The internet is transforming right under our fingertips. Verizon is now providing this new service that allows for faster access to online gaming, video chatting, downloading feature films and CD-quality audio.
Verizon FiOS Internet Service is a broadband service designed to provide Internet access with extreme connection capabilities. Verizon states its service can maximize connection speeds of up to 50 Mbps or 30 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps or 5 Mbps upstream, depending on the user’s location. FiOS is provided on a fiber-optic network. Many features and services are included such as access to newsgroups, up to 9 Verizon.net email accounts, online services, and 10 MB of personal Web space.Verizon FiOS Internet Service is the fastest and most powerful connection they’ve ever offered. This makes for better and faster communication between people in their personal and business lives. Verizon also offers its customers FiOS TV which uses their state-of-the-art fiber optic network.
Verizon FiOS TV is the newest advancement in television entertainment. FiOS TV has an extensive channel lineup with more than 300 digital channels and 22+ local and national HDTV channels, and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and 2,300 On Demand titles at any given time. With FiOS TV, you get clear color and vivid sound, and sharp pictures. Verizon FiOS scores a 4 out of 5 because this technology is fairly new and not accessible in all locations. Verizon is the first company to offer these technologies to consumers and this creates the disadvantage because businesses and personal customers may have a loyalty to their current provider.
FiOS is the latest in fiber-optic technology. It delivers laser-generated pulses of light, riding on hair-thin strands of glass fiber, all the way to the home. When FiOS connects to the personal computer, users will have access to blazing fast speeds. The internet is transforming right under our fingertips. Verizon is now providing this new service that allows for faster access to online gaming, video chatting, downloading feature films and CD-quality audio.
Verizon FiOS Internet Service is a broadband service designed to provide Internet access with extreme connection capabilities. Verizon states its service can maximize connection speeds of up to 50 Mbps or 30 Mbps downstream and 20 Mbps or 5 Mbps upstream, depending on the user’s location. FiOS is provided on a fiber-optic network. Many features and services are included such as access to newsgroups, up to 9 Verizon.net email accounts, online services, and 10 MB of personal Web space.Verizon FiOS Internet Service is the fastest and most powerful connection they’ve ever offered. This makes for better and faster communication between people in their personal and business lives. Verizon also offers its customers FiOS TV which uses their state-of-the-art fiber optic network.
Verizon FiOS TV is the newest advancement in television entertainment. FiOS TV has an extensive channel lineup with more than 300 digital channels and 22+ local and national HDTV channels, and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) and 2,300 On Demand titles at any given time. With FiOS TV, you get clear color and vivid sound, and sharp pictures. Verizon FiOS scores a 4 out of 5 because this technology is fairly new and not accessible in all locations. Verizon is the first company to offer these technologies to consumers and this creates the disadvantage because businesses and personal customers may have a loyalty to their current provider.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Kaltura
http://www.kaltura.com/
Kaltura is an online site used to help create group collaborated videos that users can contribute material using wiki technology. You have the ability to use videos that are already uploaded to sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Flickr. The final video then can be embedded in web pages anywhere on the internet that support such functions. Kaltura allows for group collaboration such as bands and artists to interact with their fans and have them help create music videos or an online collage of fan material. With Kaltura, senior high school classes can create end of the year videos that all students can contribute to with photos and videos that they may have and members of the student body can monitor the progress of it and can show it during graduation. Families can create videos of family parties and vacations that others can contribute with pictures and movies that they may have and post them where others can view them. Nonprofit organizations can create a video to help spread their cause and can allow anyone to add content to it and help get involved. Small organizations can create online ads to help spread the word of their company and ask for any member of the organization to add any input they may have into the video. They also can create new hire videos for new members of the organizations and how-to videos that anyone in the organization can create and add to and then post them in a common area for new members to view and learn how the organization works. In a classroom, teachers have the ability to create a collaborative video with their students that all can participate in and the teachers can monitor the progress. I give this technology a 5 because it is a great for group collaboration and organizational communication. It has the ability to get everyone involved and all members have an option to have their input in it just like a wiki page, and its ability to allow people to work on it from home or from their office.
Kaltura is an online site used to help create group collaborated videos that users can contribute material using wiki technology. You have the ability to use videos that are already uploaded to sites such as YouTube, Facebook, MySpace and Flickr. The final video then can be embedded in web pages anywhere on the internet that support such functions. Kaltura allows for group collaboration such as bands and artists to interact with their fans and have them help create music videos or an online collage of fan material. With Kaltura, senior high school classes can create end of the year videos that all students can contribute to with photos and videos that they may have and members of the student body can monitor the progress of it and can show it during graduation. Families can create videos of family parties and vacations that others can contribute with pictures and movies that they may have and post them where others can view them. Nonprofit organizations can create a video to help spread their cause and can allow anyone to add content to it and help get involved. Small organizations can create online ads to help spread the word of their company and ask for any member of the organization to add any input they may have into the video. They also can create new hire videos for new members of the organizations and how-to videos that anyone in the organization can create and add to and then post them in a common area for new members to view and learn how the organization works. In a classroom, teachers have the ability to create a collaborative video with their students that all can participate in and the teachers can monitor the progress. I give this technology a 5 because it is a great for group collaboration and organizational communication. It has the ability to get everyone involved and all members have an option to have their input in it just like a wiki page, and its ability to allow people to work on it from home or from their office.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Monster.COM
www.monster.com
Monster.COM is an internet based job search website located in Maynard Massachusetts which was founded in 1994 by Jeff Taylor. The main purpose for Monster.COM is to connect companies with career minded individuals. With the help of innovative technology and services the purpose of this website is also to give employers more control over the recruiting process along with being able to search for the best possible candidates for a job throughout the country. Monster.COM consists of language sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Singapore as well as many other countries. It is no wonder why this site has more than 12 million visitors each month. Along with helping employees find an employer that will meet their wants and or needs Monster.Com has gone a step further and partnered with CareerPerfect.COM to help job seekers with the help of professional resume and cover letter writing services which will hopefully land you your dream job. And as you can tell by the vast number of countries that are using Monster.COM to find jobs you may need all the help you can get as you are no longer competing against just other people in the United States for the job but also people in other countries as well.
The benefits of Monster.COM are many as stated previously Monster.COM is beneficial to anyone looking for a new job. As you can just visit the website and see all of the job openings that are available for the particular job you are looking for. If you are running a company it is also beneficial to you as you are able to search pretty much around the world for the best candidate for a certain job you are trying to fill. Monster.COM is also helpful if you need help writing a resume as Monster.COM has a partnership with CareerPerfect.Com a professional resume and cover letter writing service.
Of course their are some disadvantages to Monster.Com it has increased the competiviness in the job search market as you are no longer competiting with people in the United States but around the world as well. Another disadvantage to Monster.Com is that it is on the internet so is you do fill out an application online using this service your personal information might be stolen as has happened in the past.
All in all I would recommend this website to anyone who is looking for new employment as there is a vast array of jobs available. This would also be a great place for any business to search for the best suited person for a job as you can search from candidates from around the world. Another recommended use for an organization would to list all jobs available here rather than in newspapers and other mediums as all you need to do is list it on this website and anyone with access to the internet would be able to browse your job openings.
With the great services that this website offers I would give Monster.Com a rating of 5 out of 5. This is a one stop shopping for anyone seriously interested in finding a new job. And with the help they are able to provide you in your resume writing you will be able to find your dream job in no time.
Monster.COM is an internet based job search website located in Maynard Massachusetts which was founded in 1994 by Jeff Taylor. The main purpose for Monster.COM is to connect companies with career minded individuals. With the help of innovative technology and services the purpose of this website is also to give employers more control over the recruiting process along with being able to search for the best possible candidates for a job throughout the country. Monster.COM consists of language sites in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, France, Singapore as well as many other countries. It is no wonder why this site has more than 12 million visitors each month. Along with helping employees find an employer that will meet their wants and or needs Monster.Com has gone a step further and partnered with CareerPerfect.COM to help job seekers with the help of professional resume and cover letter writing services which will hopefully land you your dream job. And as you can tell by the vast number of countries that are using Monster.COM to find jobs you may need all the help you can get as you are no longer competing against just other people in the United States for the job but also people in other countries as well.
The benefits of Monster.COM are many as stated previously Monster.COM is beneficial to anyone looking for a new job. As you can just visit the website and see all of the job openings that are available for the particular job you are looking for. If you are running a company it is also beneficial to you as you are able to search pretty much around the world for the best candidate for a certain job you are trying to fill. Monster.COM is also helpful if you need help writing a resume as Monster.COM has a partnership with CareerPerfect.Com a professional resume and cover letter writing service.
Of course their are some disadvantages to Monster.Com it has increased the competiviness in the job search market as you are no longer competiting with people in the United States but around the world as well. Another disadvantage to Monster.Com is that it is on the internet so is you do fill out an application online using this service your personal information might be stolen as has happened in the past.
All in all I would recommend this website to anyone who is looking for new employment as there is a vast array of jobs available. This would also be a great place for any business to search for the best suited person for a job as you can search from candidates from around the world. Another recommended use for an organization would to list all jobs available here rather than in newspapers and other mediums as all you need to do is list it on this website and anyone with access to the internet would be able to browse your job openings.
With the great services that this website offers I would give Monster.Com a rating of 5 out of 5. This is a one stop shopping for anyone seriously interested in finding a new job. And with the help they are able to provide you in your resume writing you will be able to find your dream job in no time.
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