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3 Blogs of Technology
 Techcrunch
 MIT Technology Review
 Mashable

Techcrunch become one of the most influential
news websites across the entire technology
industry. Techcrunch is the largest of a wave of
technology-focused blog publishers to tap into
the market. Founder Michael Arrington. His site
is now ranked as the third-most popular blog in
the world by search engine Technorati,
spawning a mini-empire of websites and
conferences as a result.

MIT Technology Review is a blog focused on
innovative technologies that are affecting our
changing world and environment. MIT is a
prestigious technology training school that is
highly specialized in the field of technology that
crosses over into every industry. You’ll find
many of the most current discoveries that
include the new computers and AI
technologies, as well as the reinvention of old
inventions such as the air conditioner and
home appliances.

Mashable is one of the biggest competitors for
Tech Crunch. Based in the UK, it was created
by Pete Cashmore. Mashable has over two
million followers on Facebook, and their blog is
one of the most popular in the world. It focuses
on the latest technology news and the people
who are most influencing the landscape of
technology today. Mashable empowers and
inspires its readers around the globe.

Brief Report/Findings
These blogs covers the latest developments
and major players in cloud technology. In a way
you will get the key facts on a wide range of
technologies, techniques, strategies, and skills
with the help of these concise, need-to-know
lists.

3 Blogs of Business/Finance
 Penny Hoarder
 Small Business Bonfire
 Entrepreneur’s Organization

Founded by Kyle Taylor, the Penny Hoarder is
one of the largest personal finance websites,
helping millions of readers worldwide who earn
and save money by sharing unique job
opportunities, personal stories, freebies and
more.

The Small Business Bonfire is a business blog,
online community and weekly newsletter for
business owners in all stages of business
development. This blog posts fresh content
every day that includes actionable tips, tools,
advice and resources. Many posts focus on the
financial considerations of starting a business
and financial technology that is vital for budget-
minded business owners.

Entrepreneurs’ Organization is the world’s
most influential community of entrepreneurs. In
this blog you will get priceless insights from the
world’s leading entrepreneurs. By following it,
you will stay updated on what’s happening in
the global business landscape, you will find
tools you need to grow your business. Here,
you will find articles written by leading
entrepreneurs, stories by global business
speakers, interviews with business experts,
guest posts from renowned business bloggers,
best business books, global trend reports and
insights into the state of entrepreneurship.

Brief Report/Findings
These blogs provides news and information
related to the business/finance industry. Many
posts focus on the financial considerations of
starting a business and financial technology. It
provides relevant content related to starting a
business, marketing, productivity, technology,
employee management, e-commerce, security,
work-life balance and more.

3 Blogs of Entertainment
 9gag
 Hollywood
 BuzzFeed

9Gag is an image-commentary sharing site (for
memes and more) that is super-hot with
gamers, manga enthusiasts, cosplayers, and
young people in general across the world.
Share any fun, get real responses from people
all over the world, and vote on what you laugh
at. 9GAG has the best funny pics, gifs, videos,
gaming, anime, manga, movie, tv, cosplay,
sport, food, memes, cute, fail, wtf photos on the
internet!

Hollywood.com is a U.S. news website covering
English-language popular culture, including
films, television, and celebrities. This website
publishes reviews and other news articles, and
hosts discussion forums for its readers. From
news headlines to offbeat scoops, star
interviews and photo-galleries, the site covers a
lot of ground. You can also catch what’s coming
to the theatres near you along with a lot of
showtime information.

BuzzFeed is a trendy news blog that targets
millennials. Focusing on social news and
entertainment, the secret of BuzzFeed's
success has a lot to do with the image-heavy
listicles published on their platform and end up
often going viral. Though founded in 2006,
BuzzFeed really took off as a brand and news
blog of its own in 2011 when it started
publishing serious news and long-form
journalism on topics like technology, business,
politics, and more.

Brief Report/Findings
These blogs and websites covers entertainment
news and contemporary goings on. Most
popular culture, including films, television, and
celebrities. The website publishes reviews and
other trendy news articles, and hosts discussion
forums for its readers that targets the
millennials which is focusing on social news
and entertainment.

Web collaboration refers to Web, social and
software tools used to facilitate website
customer communication for increased sales
and satisfaction on the Internet in real time.
Web collaboration is a component of unified
communications, which facilitate organizational
teamwork and workflow. If unified
communications is not well developed within an
organization, Web collaboration implementation
is challenging for management and personnel.

Hangouts is a collaboration tool for business
communication that offers voice and video
calling to users. With Hangouts chat you can
create chat rooms to quickly chat and share
files with team members. Google Hangouts can
also be a useful and cost-effective collaboration
platform for enterprise customers. Hangouts
also has an option called Google Hangouts on
Air, which allows Google+ users to broadcast
video calls live on YouTube. Hangouts on Air
has gained traction as a free way for
organizations to conduct online seminars and
talk shows.

Brief Report/Findings
 Have a one-on-one conversation or include all
your friends with group chats for up to 100
people. Say more with photos, maps, emoji,
stickers, and GIFs.
 Turn any conversation into a free video call with
just one tap. Talk one-on-one or invite friends for
a group call with up to 10 people.
 Sync your chats from device to device and keep
the conversation going wherever you are. Keep in
touch with friends across Android, iOS, and the
web.

LinkedIn is a social network for professionals.
Whether you're a marketing executive at a
major company, a business owner who runs a
small local shop or even a first year college
student looking to explore future career options,
LinkedIn is for anybody and everybody who's
interested in taking their professional life more
seriously by looking for new opportunities to
grow their careers and to connect with other
professionals.
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tabaog-251103174/

Brief Report/Findings
LinkedIn is very similar to Facebook in terms of
its layout and broad feature offering. These
features are more specialized because they
cater to professionals, but in general, if you
know how to use Facebook or any other similar
social network, LinkedIn is somewhat
comparable. Despite being one of the most
popular social platforms today, there are still
many people who have no idea what LinkedIn
is supposed to be used for or how they might
benefit from being on it.

WordPress is a free and open-source content
management system based on PHP and
MySQL. Features include a plugin architecture
and a template system. It is most associated
with blogging, but supports other types of web
content including more traditional mailing lists
and forums, media galleries, and online stores
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Brief Report/Findings
WordPress is an excellent website platform for
a variety of websites. From blogging to
ecommerce to business and portfolio websites.
You can edit whatever you want to do with your
blog. Through blogging, you can share thought,
ideas and learnings.