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  Social media technology has become a primary form of communication in the modern day. Not only do we use it to communicate and share with family and friends, but it has now become a primary resource for the corporate world. For example, LinkedIn has become the leading business network social media platform. There, working individuals are able to create a resume like profile with past work experience, education and even interests. According to NPR's "Social Networking Technology Boosts Job Recruiting" article professional recruiters have now started to hunt for candidates through platforms such as LinkedIn. Maureen Crawford-Hentz, a recruiter for Osram Sylvania was able to find a potential candidate for a marketing manager by searching key words and reviewing people's profiles in order to reach out. This creates a fast and efficient way to recruit for both potential employees and recruiters. On the other hand, putting not only your personal information on casual soci...

  Create a new post on your blog with the above title. In your post, answer the following questions. Compare and contrast blogs and wikis. Comment on the importance of convergence in today's networked world. How can blogs be used for collaboration? Can you think of a new use for a wiki that has not been done yet? Cite at least 2 readings relating to Blogs and/or Wikis The difference between a blog and a wiki is that a blog is a blog is created and updated by a person or business while a wiki is basically an open library. Unlike a wiki, a blog is updated so that it tailors to what the person or business has in mind. The wiki is exponentially different in the aspect where anyone can update the information to what they like. It is a collaborative library where the information can take any turn. It does not follow the morals of a business or a person. A blog is also very opinionated. For example, if you were to be writing a blog about a company that you work for, the blog will most lik...

Hi Everyone welcome to my Blog Post. My paper will be on e-bay. If you guys didn't know, e-Bay is looking to expand its online marketplace into different markets. One example happens to be the shoe market. E-bay is looking to accommodate sellers on e-bay by having no seller fees which saves a lot of money if you continuously sell on their platform. My paper will basically talk about the different ways that e-bay is trying to expand their business from improving their payment services to lowering fees for sellers.