Kaltura: The New Youtube for Business

Could you imagine a business realm where your main mode of communication was solely based on media? Kaltura is an open source video platform with both Internet and Intranet functionality.  A bit like the corporate YouTube, Kaltura host live or on-demand videos of anything from employee training to product demonstration. These videos can be post publicly or privately behind the your company's firewall.

The original concept was built on the collaborative Wiki model, but uses media rather than text. Over time, the company changed its focus to providing an open source video platform with a focus on universities, enterprises, media companies and service providers looking to deploy video in their organizations. Companies that include: Texas Instruments, HBO, SAP, The University of Virginia, Best Buy, Coldwell Banker, the NBA, Nestle, Arizona State University and several others.

Do you think this is a good tool for companies to be a part of? Why? If you answered "no," why not?

"A picture is worth a Thousand words"

"A picture is worth a Thousand words"

 

 If you come to believe this is true, then a great social network for you to join is Instgram!

Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger and launched in October 2010. The service rapidly gained popularity, with over 100 million active users as of April 2012. This application can not be accessed through internet so unfortunately you would have to have an smart phone. The applicaton is supported through Apple store, Google play, and other applications engines. Instagram is all about capturing the moment. You are able to snap a picture, or newly added video of what ever is important to you, then filter it, then show the world. Also if you hash tag your picture it is placed in a category and whom ever  search the hash tag for example "football" all pictures and videos pertaining to football will show up. So it can be a great way to get products out into the world for everyone to view them.  Do you have an Instagram? If so, name one thing that you think should be added. If you don't do you think you will ever create one?

The New Face of Business

Like Facebook, LinkedIn is a social networking site, but for the business realm. It's a place where you can build your professional identity online and stay in touch with colleagues and classmates. You'll be able to power your career by discovering professional opportunities, business deals, and new ventures. Finally, you'll learn and share by getting the latest news, inspiration, and insights you need to be great at what you do.

LinkedIn was founded in December 2002 and was launched May 3, 2003 and as stated before it is used mostly for professional networking. As of June 2013, LinkedIn reports more than 225 million acquired users in more than 200 countries and territories. One purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people with whom they have some level of relationship, called Connections. Users can invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a connection. However, if the invitee selects "I don't know" or "Spam", this counts against the inviter. If the inviter gets too many of such responses, the account may be restricted or closed.

This list of connections can then be used in a number of ways:

• A contact network is built up consisting of their direct connections, the connections of each of their connections (termed second-degree connections) and also the connections of second-degree connections (termed third-degree connections). This can be used to gain an introduction to someone a person wishes to know through a mutual contact.
• Users can not upload their resume any more. This was a feature but became redundant in late 2012.
• It can then be used to find jobs, people and business opportunities recommended by someone in one's contact network.
• Employers can list jobs and search for potential candidates.
• Job seekers can review the profile of hiring managers and discover which of their existing contacts can introduce them.
• Users can post their own photos and view photos of others to aid in identification.
• Users can now follow different companies and can get notification about the new joining and offers available.
• Users can save (i.e. bookmark) jobs that they would like to apply for.

LinkedIn has been described by online trade publication TechRepublic as having "become the de facto tool for professional networking." LinkedIn has also been praised for its usefulness in fostering business relationships. "LinkedIn is, far and away, the most advantageous social networking tool available to job seekers and business professionals today," according to Forbes.

Are you a LinkedIn user? If so how do you use it and do you like it? If you don't like it, why not? If you don't have an account and would like to set one up, click on the image below.

Most used Social Network!

Which Social Network do you Use the Most, and 1 Reason why?

(A) Instagram

(B) Facebook

(C) Twitter

(D) Linked-In

Etsy

For those of you who do not know; Etsy is a website that allows anyone and everyone to sell artwork, handmade items, and vintage items. Their mission statement is, “Our mission is to reimagine commerce in ways that build a more fulfilling and lasting world.” It is different from eBay in the fact that it allows people to sell stuff they make, and they even will put your design onto canvas, or phone cases, or even pillows. You could sell things you make on eBay, but eBay is geared more towards selling manufactured items and no one goes to eBay looking for handmade art. I found an article about the importance of promoting your Etsy business through Facebook. There are over 800 million Facebook users and the majority of Facebook users are the type of customer Etsy people are looking for. Facebook is an excellent way to promote your Etsy business in the way that you can impact one person and that one person could share it with numerous other people and it creates a chain of free promotion. There is also an app called Promotesy that helps you promote your account for only $5 a month.

Have any of you ever heard of Etsy?

Do you have an Etsy account or have you ever purchased anything from Etsy?

If so, how did you hear about it, or what led you to the site?

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