This week we learned about social tools. One example of a social tool is social bookmarking is a method for storing and managing bookmarks of Web pages with individually chosen keywords. It is also the sharing of that bookmarked data. Social bookmarking, like delicious, is used to help you find information that you want faster, and easier. It also shares those shortcuts with those who are interested in the same things as you are. Another example of a social tool is google docs. Google docs is very helpful in such that it enables you to work on a document with other people. It allows everyone who is in the google doc group, or those who you email, to edit the document and add anyything they would like to add to it. THis is helpful because for people who are busy or for who groups who have a hard time meeting this enables them to help each other out without physically meeting together.
I supplied an example of what a google doc would look like. (up above)
How this relates to PR...
This relates to PR because say a group of people in a PR firm are working on a project and they need a way to edit each others work they are able to through google docs. It enables people that still need to travel and go to other meetings the oppurtunity to edit their group/peers work. Also, a PR firm can use social bookmarking for their consumers or companies to help create shortcuts for what they're interested in.
Also, this is my delicious bookmark account. Take a look if you want to see an example of what what looks like and of what one is...
http://delicious.com/tifflsutton
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