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Notes 6.12 Summary

Web-based scheduling programs let you schedule both in-person meetings and
teleconferences with attendees from multiple locations. You are not limited to just those
people located in your office; you can work with the schedules of people around the
country and even in different firms.
What the traditional contact managers actually show is the relative little change it made in
the process from analog to digital. In a lot of ways, a contact manager can incorporate new,
innovative services to not only help users take a smarter approach to meeting new people
but also transmit readily available information from social media profiles directly into
that contact profile.
Hello can be passed to a new acquaintance or filled in by the user and all contacts are
encouraged to leave behind photos. Hello also collects location and time data to create an
“encounter,” meaning that users can log repeat meetings of the same person.

Smartr adds so much to the contact list experience, and that alone makes it an attractive
feature to have in any productivity arsenal. But type-A personalities beware: clean is not
an option.

Tacts does all the organizing you could ever want, but it won’t offer you much more than
that. If you’re trying to get away from traditional contact managers, then this is not for
you.
Project management applications include additional functions valuable in the management
of group projects.

Collaborating on a Web-based document is surprisingly easy. Most projects start with the
team leader creating a new document online and giving it a bit of form, some sort of
content and style template.

The budgets for collaborative activities will vary greatly depending on the scope of the
proposed problem or project and on the number of people involved.

6.13 Keywords

Presentation Engine: It is an advanced presentation program with an eye toward snazzy graphics
and transition effects.
PreZentit: It is a slick-looking application that offers features not found with competing programs.
SlideRocket: It is one of the newest web-based presentation applications.

Thumbstacks: It is a bare-bones online presentation program and its interface is easy enough to
use.
Web-conferences: Hosted applications that let you stage live meetings and presentations over
the internet called web conferences.

6.14 Review Questions

1. What are web-based scheduling programs?
2. Briefly describe Contacts app.

3. What is plaxo? Also explain its pros and cons.

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