Zoho

Well, for my collaborative publishing group project I am looking at what Zoho.com can offer us. So far I am overwhelmed with all of the possibilities. You could basically do everything you needed to do in business: run a show, keep track of meetings, have meetings, present and store data, make a wiki, and much more. This seems like it would be great for people who travel and need to show presentations to clients but don't really need to use a certain type of software to make the presentations. You can also share your work with others and give them access to collaborate with you on the project. I am not sure yet how I am going to use it in my group project but the ideas are being generated. I watched a few short videos describing the different items you can do in Zoho. I found that better than reading a description of what the part can do. Check it for yourself at http://www.zoho.com/

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Google Docs

This past week I have been working on my Collaborative Publishing Group Project. We started a Google doc to share info with each other. If you have never used Google Docs go to http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html for a tour.

Below is what I have added to our groups Google doc so far:
examples of collaborative publishing http://strange.corante.com/archives/2007/02/26/open_publishing_collaborative_writing.php ebook idea
http://drupal.org/node/284

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Collaborative Publishing

My group in Emerging Technologies is looking into Collaborative Publishing. I have been searching for some interesting ways for people to publish collaborate on line work. A few sites that I am reading up on are:
1.http://drupal.org/about
2.http://www.adobe.com/devnet/contribute/articles/breeze_ct3_integration.html
3.http://www.exposurepress.com/
4.http://scoop.kuro5hin.org/
5.http://strange.corante.com/archives/2007/02/26/open_publishing_collaborative_writing.php


If any one knows about the above types of collaborative publishing and can recommend one over the other, let me know.

So far in the readings and sites I have visited, I found that the overall theme was easy of use for co-workers to communicate and work together. No more trying to schedule meetings and finding time to work as one group. People can now work on-line anytime that works for them but still be part of a group. This would have been great during my undergrad when I had all those group projects and it was hard for me to meet since I was not a traditional student that lived on campus.

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