Here is the second part of the Beyond Facebook: Apps to Know. Below I will highlight more social media platforms that you can explore and get to know. To read up on the first 6 applications explored visit here: https://u.osu.edu/extensionedtech/?p=379
7. Vine:
Vine is a mobile app owned by Twitter that enables its users to create and post short video clips. The service was introduced with a maximum clip length of six seconds
Uses: Similar to youtube in the fact that it is a video, but more information to show fun moments, or share things that people couldn’t be at.
Watch out for: Appropriateness of videos shared should be monitored.
8. Tumblr:
Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website founded by David Karp and owned by Yahoo! Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users’ blogs, as well as make their blogs private.
Uses: Microblogging pictures and short content, similar to wordpress, u.osu.edu and blogger.
Watch out for: Privacy settings should be reviewed to ensure that content is not being shared with unwanted parties.
9. Google+:
Google+ is a social networking and identity service that is owned and operated by Google Inc. Google has described Google+ as a “social layer” that enhances many of its online properties, and that it is not simply a social networking website, but also an authorship tool that associates web-content directly with its owner/author.
Uses: They are aiming to give a complete package of good products with google + Often used more with businesses, or professionals, young adults have not adopted this platform as much yet.
Watch out for: Privacy settings should be set up to protect information about location, or identifiable traits.
10. Google+ Hangouts:
Google Hangouts is an instant messaging and video chat platform developed by Google. It allows users to chat, share their desktop, share documents, and chat!
Uses: Works to allows multiple users to participate in a web conference format with voice, and optional video. Gives many options for productivity.
Watch out for: Without video the experience isn’t quite as fun. Worth buying a web cam for!
11. LinkedIn:
LinkedIn is a social networking website for people in professional occupations. It is mainly used for professional networking.
Uses: Primarily the professionals’ version of facebook networking. Allows users to post portfolio and resume.
Watch out for: Your own appropriateness of content that you share, and what kind of information you share.
12. GroupMe:
GroupMe is a mobile group messaging app owned by Microsoft.
Uses: Allows users to connect to one another in a group format and have a conversation.
Watch out for: Users without a smartphone will be charged for each text sent – or standard messaging rates do apply.
13. EverNote:
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for note taking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched and exported as part of a notebook.
Uses: Notetaking and collecting of documents in a way that is similar to a box, but allows for the creation of notebooks instead of documents and folders. Users can share information with anyone, including non EverNote users.
Watch out for: Free version is usually enough for the regular user, but sometimes you need the paid version to get what you need.
Please note that we do not endorse any of these applications on behalf of the university. The purpose of this post is to give informative information about applications you may come across in the work environment. All opinions stated above are my own (Watch out for..)
As you can tell, there are a lot of applications out there. If you have suggestions for other apps that you use for work, fun, or otherwise, please let me know at gottke.4@osu.edu.
