Computing in the Cloud

Business and Facebook/Google+

A business couod use a facebook or google+ account to advertise events, sales, product launches, create an event (customer appreciation day). It all needs to be linked to the website though.

Cloud Computing and Business

It seems like cloud computing could be a very cost effective way for a business to deal with its' computing needs/storage needs/license fees depending upon how many employees it has. Things coudl be easily shared and it would totally open up the "working from home" idea. The risks are that - (a) the internet might go down or a hosting site might go out of business, (b) once the information is on the interent, it's available to everyone, no metter what anyone says to the contrary.

Shared Documents and Business

Shared documents with Google Docs would work really well with businesses that have operations in different locations. If you were working on a best practices manual, for example, the guy in Australia, and the guy in Paris, and the guy in the US could all access and update the manuals together, without having to go back and forth through email, eg. much simpler communication.

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You Tube and Business

Personally, I think You Tube should just be for funny stuff! Like Harry Potter Puppet Pals. But, if you really felt the need to do some business thing, you could make a video about how to operate your particular widget. Or if you sold running shoes, you could post video of your shoes winning the triathlon. You'd have to embed it in your web site to have any effect though.

Photo Hosting and Business

A business could definitely use a photo hosting site to upload pictures of their products. If they are a service provider they could upload pics of happy campers or customer appreciation events. If they sell "stuff" they could upload pics of their merchandise.