Categories of Knowledge Media
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- Aggregators collect and deliver web content such as news stories according to pre-defined criteria as selected by the end user.
- Blogging and podcasting are respectively web text and audio publication formats usually featuring free content.
- Immersive environments simulate either real life or fantastic environments where users are represented playing a role through an online incarnation or 'avatar'.
- Knowledge building environments allow pooling of expert, amateur, or anecdotal knowldege on particular or multiple topics.
- Knowldege theme communities are similar to knowledge building communities but are usually focussed on singular topics of knowldge.
- Learning and content management system comprise of website that are meant to facilitate collaborative knowledge building. These sites are similar to Wikis but tend to have more structured content and are less open to user level editing.
- Media sharing communities allow user to upload multimedia content such as photos, audio and video to be shared among other members of such communities.
- Recommender systems use user feedback, past purchasing history and other criteria usually on consumers good such as books, electronics or cars to provide recommendations on purchasing decisions. Some recommender systems are sponsored by retailers and others are integrated into retail websites, such as Amazon.com's recommender system.
- Relationship management systems are usually proprietary, corporate software that track customer/client history to improve end to end service.
- Social bookmarking sites can be described as a combination of an aggregator and recommender websites, except instead of automated aggregation, users tag/recommend specific news stories that they like. The more a specific story is tagged, the greater its popularity.
- Social networking sites are sites that provide an online forum for social networking be it between friends, colleagues, professionals, or all of the above. They are distinguished from their bulletin board counterparts by their Web 2.0 capabilities that enable their users to upload and hosts rich multimedia content such as photos, music and web video.
- Synchronous communications tools enable real time communications between Internet users either in the form of text, audio or video that is routed through Internet servers.
Possible categories:
Enterprise Management Systems
Profiling
Yet to be categorized:
- Kaboodle
- "Kaboodle was founded by three guys with the same frustration: collecting and sharing on the web is hard. Even a simple thing like planning a trip or deciding where to eat can get messy. Every little research project on the web turns into a process of cutting and pasting into emails, word documents and spreadsheets. Sharing information is even harder: email a few comments, later find new related online information, email with more comments, and finally end up with several pieces and parts that are difficult to put together in a simple concise view. They knew things could be done better, faster, smarter and a heck of a lot easier. So Manish, Keiron, and Chetan took it upon themselves to create an online service that would simplify life for everyone on the web...and Kaboodle was born. Kaboodle's mission is to make it easy to collect, organize, and share information for shopping, travel or any other research. Kaboodle's free service is extremely simple: Capture anything you find on the web with one click; Our powerful information extraction technology summarizes the page for you; Your information is organized on a single Kaboodle list that is easy to share; Every item on the list allows for easy ranking, rating, and comments."
- LocalDeli
- A Windows-based freeware application that provides fast access to your del.icio.us bookmarks through a simple search interface. After you log in and update your bookmarks, you can search your bookmarks by tags, description or all content through the dynamic as-you-type search box. The dynamic "All" search provides an excellent way to get to narrow down your bookmarks to find exactly what you're looking for, and you can even navigate the application using keyboard shortcuts. Mac-based freeware that performs similarly is Delibar. A Windows alternative is: Deliwin.
- Orgoo
- Consolidates all of your e-mail and IM accounts in a single browswer pane. Also lets you send video messages and create chat rooms where you can invite friends or colleagues for a real-time conversation. Complete with video streaming.
