1. OUR TOOLS FOR
COLLABORATION
Module 1 – Tools for Collaboration – Activity 3
Guillaume Kolly
Amaury Oberson

2. Table of contents
• Search engines
• Text Communication
• Live Communication
• Decision making
• Wikis
• Sharing Websites
• Instant Messaging
• Social Networks
• Idea Generation

3. Search Engines
Search engines + -
Quick search informations
Sometimes waste of time
Yahoo ! and ideas on the web
Not reliable sources
Very few referenced sources
Quick search informations
Sometimes waste of time
Bing and ideas on the web
Not reliable sources
Few referenced sources
Quick search informations
Sometimes waste of time
Lycos and ideas on the web
Not reliable sources
Search for jobs
Quick search informations
Sometimes waste of time
Google and ideas on the web
Not reliable sources
Biggest referenced sources

4. Text Communication
Text Communication + -
Quick communication
around the world Only for short informations
Twitter
Few users (especially in Only text communication
Europe)
Not easy to use for
Precise everybody
Keynote / PowerPoint
Detailled Follow some rules to make
a good presentation
Get automaticaly specific
RSS informations about desired Passive
subjects
Concise
Easy to use
Email Not for emergency
Used by everyone 
accessibility

5. Live Communication
Live Communication + -
Require IT infrastructure
Free & professional
Skype Find a date matchs for
Webcam
everyone
Direct Not easy for every type of
Telephone
Paying comunication communication

6. Decision Making
Decision making + -
Just one use (choice a date,
Doodle Very simple
make a Y/N choice, etc.)
More features (maps,
Moreganize Less intuitive
deadline, joint files)

7. Wikis
Wikis + -
Simple, quick, easy to use,
searchable Must be moderated to have
Wikipedia
reliable informations
Moderated informations
Simple, quick, easy to use,
searchable Must be moderated to have
Wiktionary
reliable informations
Moderated informations
Not used to search reals
Desencyclopedie Created just for fun
informations

8. Sharing Websites

9. Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging + -
Google Talk Quick Especially for simple
informations
No webcam
Very simple présentation
(not confortable)
Can chat with Especially for simple
Facebook chat
acquaintances informations
Some features (webcam, Especially for simple
Windows Live Messenger
sharing docs, etc.) informations

10. Social Networks
Social Networks + -
No control on the posted
Many integrated features data
Facebook
Easy to use Not everybody hasn’t
Facebook
For professional network
LinkedIn Basic options
Used by some people

11. Idea Generation
Idea Generation + -
Easy to set up
Many informations Not for shy people
Brainstorming collected
Loose the focus on the main
Open mind subject
Big flows of ideas
Only for short ideas
Easy to read for everyone Not always easy to
Mind mapping
Summarize complex project understand
Can be hard to build

12. Forums
Forums + -
Have some differents
e-economie.com Not reliable sources
opinions from specialists
Open to all subjects
Discutons.org Not reliable sources
Categorized