Web 2.0 ReviewFrancis Espinoza

Technology Blogs The Guardian Techonology Blog has a lot of reliable and updated information about the latest technologies laws, trends, problems and advantages of new technologies, and released of new technologies. Also, its articles are linked to other technologies blogs allowing users to read about other authors’ opinions and draw to their own conclusions. However, all discussion and articles are written and started by the same author, Charles Arthur.

Engadget technology blog, also has a lot of articles about about the latest technologies laws, trends, problems and advantages of new technologies, and released of new technologies. In addition, it offers articles that relate to some technological context from first and third world country allowing users to have a more global vision about technology and how it reaches to all types of consumers. Also, it counts with more than one author, something that is an advantage because it provides with more than one point of view about the topics being discussed.

In my opinion TechCrunch is the best blog from the two mentioned above since it provides the most updated information. In fact, the blog is releasing articles every 2 or 3 hours.

Business Blogs

Quora is a Q&A site where experts actually take the time to seriously answer your questions. You can follow topics like "startups" and "entrepreneurship" and people like Fred Wilson or Mark Zuckerberg.  Answers get voted up by by the community so that only the best ones shine.

Sarah Lacy and her band of

bloggers at Pando are

making an effort to become

the "site of record for

Silicon Valley." Much of the

staff came from

TechCrunch, so they're well

sourced. Lacy conducts

exclusive interviews with

high profile people in tech

and curates the top

tech/entrepreneurship

stories from other startups

in the site's right rail.

LinkedIn Today curates articles that are fitting for

your industry and that people in that industry are

sharing. As such, it's a good

source of entrepreneurship

and business news all in one place.

Entertainment BlogsEonline is the most popular entertainment news source, providing users with information about almost everything that deals with the entertainment world. Being one of the fastest-growing, most influential properties on the Internet, Eonline reaches more than 28 million unique users per month in the U.S. alone across its digital platforms. Eonline delivers breaking entertainment news and in-depth coverage on television, movies, music, celebrities, fashion, beauty and lifestyle – everything pop culture.

Variety actually deals (mainly) with the entertainment news and not with the gossip that surrounds it. Since 1905, the most influential leaders in the industry have turned to Variety for timely, credible and straightforward news and analysis — information vital to their professions. Recognized and respected throughout the world of show business, Variety is the premier source of entertainment news.

The term “Thirty Mile Zone” originated in the 1960s, when due to the growth of location shoots, studios established a “thirty mile zone” to monitor rules for filming in Hollywood.  Launched in 2005, TMZ’s meteoric rise followed its exclusive on two of the biggest stories in entertainment: Mel Gibson’s DUI arrest and subsequent encounter with law enforcement, and Michael Richards’ ill-fated trip to the Laugh Factory. TMZ altered the entertainment news landscape by changing the way the public gets its news -Instant, with lots of juicy headlines, and full of gossip.

Google Drive: A web based collaboration tool

Google Docs is a free web-based online office suite, similar to Microsoft Office and data storage service offered by Google. Google Docs allowed users to create and edit documents online while collaborating in real-time with other users. One of its facilities is the online storage service. Whether you need to share your files with other people or you just want to have a backup of your files online so you can access it from any computer connected to the web, Google Docs is a great storage. Some benefits of Google Docs include the following:

Google Docs enables multiple people in different locations to collaborate simultaneously on the same doc from any computer with Internet access.

Create and share your work online and access your documents from anywhere. Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and more all in one.

You can easily do all the basics, including making bulleted lists, sorting by columns, adding tables, images, comments, formulas, changing fonts and more.

Google Docs accepts most popular file formats, including DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, PPT, etc. So You can upload your existing files.

Linked ln

Linked In is a great tool that allows users to share their curriculum online and to receive information about the latest job offers, subscribed that may fit the users´ profile according to their education, and news from companies that are also subscribed in Linked In through their companies feature. It is also a great place to give or receive recommendations from friends, colleagues, teachers, among others. Also, it allows its users to follow groups that are related to their education such as business groups, political groups, etc. Something that may mean an advantage since it links people with the similar education profile in order for them to grow as professionals or to create business relationships.

WordPress

WordPress has been around since 2003 and is the most popular blogging software on the market. Over the last few years, WordPress has also become the content management software of choice for non-blogging websites. WordPress is very easy to use and has an intuitive interface.  Adding new pages, blog posts, images, etc. on a regular basis is a breeze and can be done quickly.  . Also, you can create a new page or blog post, format text, upload images and edit them, upload documents, video files, image galleries, etc. all without the need for additional HTML or FTP software. In addition, since WordPress was originally created as a blogging platform, blogging capabilities are built-in and are easy to integrate, if desired.