Exercise#6
I have created a Screencast video of Delicious, the online social bookmarking site for this assignment.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
1. Which of the online communities that you viewed in the past 2 weeks were you the most drawn to (pick 1 or 2)? Why?
Of all the examples of online community that I looked into this week, I found TechSoup to be very unique. TechSoup provides technology product donations to libraries and non-profit organizations so that these non-profit organizations can get adequate technology support to serve their community. I felt particularly drawn to it, because in this economic downturn, I think TechSoup is providing an invaluable support and service to the non-profits, and also building a sense of community among its members. The qualified members of TechSoup can have access to more than 400 technology products, and there are more than 40 Companies as donor partners of TechSoup, including Cisco, Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec and Intuit. There is small administrative fee that is charged for each product donations, which is used to support the running expenses of TechSoup in USA as well as around the world.
In addition to the technical product support, TechSoup also has a active online forum which offers great reviews, feedback, and instant help on any questions asked posted by the members. I was impressed to the quick responses that were made by the members to one of the questions someone asked about choosing the right database for their company. I would definitely suggest TechSoup for Technical product support, if ever my library need any. Also, TechSoup blog is a great place to look for news on recent happenings in the global society.
Of all the examples of online community that I looked into this week, I found TechSoup to be very unique. TechSoup provides technology product donations to libraries and non-profit organizations so that these non-profit organizations can get adequate technology support to serve their community. I felt particularly drawn to it, because in this economic downturn, I think TechSoup is providing an invaluable support and service to the non-profits, and also building a sense of community among its members. The qualified members of TechSoup can have access to more than 400 technology products, and there are more than 40 Companies as donor partners of TechSoup, including Cisco, Microsoft, Adobe, Symantec and Intuit. There is small administrative fee that is charged for each product donations, which is used to support the running expenses of TechSoup in USA as well as around the world.
In addition to the technical product support, TechSoup also has a active online forum which offers great reviews, feedback, and instant help on any questions asked posted by the members. I was impressed to the quick responses that were made by the members to one of the questions someone asked about choosing the right database for their company. I would definitely suggest TechSoup for Technical product support, if ever my library need any. Also, TechSoup blog is a great place to look for news on recent happenings in the global society.
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