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The ash cloud caused by the eruption of the volcano in Iceland has caused enormous chaos in numerous European countries and the whole world. Airports have been closed, flights are grounded, passengers are stranded — and many meetings are being missed.
But at least for the meetings there is a solution: ”If you’re grounded this week, give these apps a try — they’re all available for very low cost (and some of them are free).” Simon Mackie blogged on webworker daily on April 19, 2010.
Mackie (2010) calmed down stranded ones, who were about to miss important meetings by offering them tricks, hints, links, and descriptions on how to access the meetings even if they were miles away from home.
The list included:
• Skype – we all know what that is
• Dimdim — For larger meetings, when you’ll need a more robust web conferencing tool than Skype. Dimdim has got a great feature set for a good price. Other tools available include WebEx and GoToMeeting.
• SocialText — Corporate social networking tools are useful for communicating with colleagues and keeping them up-to-date with what you’re working on. SocialText is very full-featured (it’s kind of like Facebook for businesses), but there are other, simpler tools, such as Yammer and present.ly.
• 5pm — A good project management tool can go a long way toward keeping stakeholders informed about the progress of a project, reducing the need for update meetings. I like 5pm as it’s well-designed, but other good options include Basecamp and Wrike.
• OffiSync — The latest version of OffiSync (a nifty little program that allows you to sync Office documents using a Google Docs account) allows for document co-authoring — which means that two or more people can work simultaneously on the same document. While it’s never going to be as good as being in the same room with your co-workers, if you need to collaborate on a document remotely, it’s worth trying. Free.
• Tungle — Need to reschedule your meeting? Free app Tungle will help you find a time that’s convenient for everyone.
So, as you can see, there are no excuses to miss a meeting anymore - even if you are caught in volcanic ashes. Social Media connects, connects and connects. Thank you. But
isnt´t it sometimes really exhausting!?
Eva (evesaintlaurent)
I guess a lot of people were panicked and didn't think of it. Social media can be used for meetings, but sometimes face to face meetings are necessary for certain deals or meetings to go ahead.
ReplyDeleteGrish
Business never stops! With or without this technology life goes no somewhere else, but with it we now have no excuse to miss a beat!
ReplyDeleteTake a look at how we get our news from disaster struck areas. Journalists now carry a lot less equipment - a camera, a couple of lights and batteries and a computer! The most essential now being the camera and the computer. During the Haiti earthquake Anderson Cooper posted updates and videos on his CNN blog, he was able to send e-mails internally keeping CNN and the public constantly up to date in a timely manner.
We have no excuse now for not being able to contact work, to miss meetings or even to let a loved one know we are ok.
Ah the wonders and joys of the WWW!
Kellisa
Shebley said...
ReplyDelete“Social Media connects, connects and connects”. Yes it’s true, but what if I twist the statement to “Social Media disconnects, disconnects and disconnects”? Both of us know that there is a possibility for us to be “disconnected” at the area which has no internet signal or coverage. We will still miss the meeting appointment right? What should we do next? I do agree with Grish as face-to-face interaction is very important in closing any business deal while social media will add values to the current communication medium.