Due to our constant changing society
and advancements in technology, many people rely on the Internet to communicate,
network and collaborate with others. To fulfill the needs, collaboration system
is designed to help employees or people who are working on the same task to achieve
whatever goal that task sets out to do. Moreover, collaboration system also
helps owners to communicate with clients and receive feedback to obtain the best performance. It can be the most effective and reliable way,
especially for those who live far away. However, nothing is perfect; every collaboration system has its advantages and disadvantages. Here are my top 5 favorite
collaboration systems that allow you to constantly stay in touch with others for
a very minimal to free cost.
OoVoo
OoVoo is a video chat and messaging app, and is available for iPhone/iPod/iPads and Androids. User can also use OoVoo on a computer.
Advantages:
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Oovoo is free to download,
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You can video chat with up to 12 people
at a time
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You can see four people at once on
screen during these video chats
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there is a feature where you can call
friends who has skype accounts but not OoVoo accounts with OoVoo
· Record and store audio and video calls
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privacy option where you can specify
how and if people can find you on OoVoo
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Use OoVoo for business such as
conference meeting, interviewing potential candidates
Disadvantages:
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OoVoo's video call is limited to two
people in free calls and have to pay OoVoo credit to call more than two people
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There will be ads shown within the app,
so there is premium option for the mobile app, $4.99 a year to remove ads.
Viber
Viber is a mobile application that allows you to make phone calls and send text messages to all other Viber users for free. Viber is available over WiFi or 3G
Advantages:
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Communicate and connect with people oversea for
free
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Free text and free calls, benefits every body
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Easy to use, same operation as iPhone so users
wont have to learn much, this can be very convenient for elders.
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It automatically transfers all contacts from
your phone’s contact list to viber’s list, so whoever has Viber will be automatically
showed
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It also runs silently in the background
so it does not interfere with the phone’s other uses until someone calls you on
Viber
· Viber
is automatically launched and logs right in with your mobile number once you
turn your phone on.
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There is no need to register
· Viber doesn't contain any annoying ads.
Disadvantages:
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Viber connection relies on 4G, so when the
reception is weak, the connection fails
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You are not able to leave voice-mail
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You cannot face-time
Skype
Skype is a telecommunications application software that specializes in providing video chat and voice calls from computers, tablets and mobile devices via the Internet to other devices or telephones/smartphones.
Advantages:
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Be able communicate such as messaging, phone
calls and even video calling with people who are on Skype
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It’s FREE.
Keep in touch with loved ones all over the world
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Can be used for business purpose such
as video conference, sending files.
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Easy to use, and Skype saves your conversation
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People be able to do interview through Skype if
they are far away
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It can be downloaded onto iPhone and android
Disadvantages:
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Hackers can steal personal information
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Not so reliable outbound connection
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Video calls only between two users
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Cannot record video conference
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International calls costs money
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Requires Wi-Fi or 3G service to run
Yelp
Yelp was founded in 2004 to help people find great local businesses such as restaurants, salons, doctors, auto shops, markets, etc.
Advantages:
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You can search for type of businesses in the
area
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Find basic info such as business hour, contact
info, website
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Can read the opinions of other people
who have gone to the place of business which can give you an impression of what
it would be like to go there
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Users can share information, their
opinions and photos. Owners or other users are able to comment to the reviews
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Users can follow other users on yelp;
it gives you the option of connecting with other yelpers, follow their posts,
show your interests for listed events and also chat in online forums
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Owners can also reply to negative review and
address the problems
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There is a discussions through the
"talk" section of Yelp which let you ask for specific or more
detailed information about the business
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It can be downloaded onto iPhone and android and
be used anywhere
Disadvantages:
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People get paid to write reviews on yelp =>
not reliable
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People can provide false information
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People become to relied on yelp to go out and
explore new restaurant
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Many people take the info and advice on yelp as
though it is factual, therefore they instantly assume a place is good or bad by
reading reviews.
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Requires Wi-Fi or 3G service to run
Google docs
Google docs is a web based word processing program that allows users to create and edit documents online while collaborating with other users in real-time.
Advantages:
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It is FREE to share word documents and
PowerPoint presentation
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It allows people to work online and share with
others in real time. Others can also edit the work and it also shows past edits
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Google Docs automatically saves your
document on every few second. Google
Docs allows you to work on your documents from any computer. Even when your
computer crashes, you still be able to have access to it
Disadvantages:
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If you don’t have Internet you can’t
share a project with someone or you can’t work on it either
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It’s not safe, someone can sign in anonymously
and delete your work
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It has limited formatting ability
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During peak hours, you can experience
lag
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One must have an email account to
publish or share files
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