#web 2.0 technology

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   Lili Cheng, "Making Social More Fun + More People + More Engaged"

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Web 2.0 Technologies; Behance network.

Behance network is a platform for creative professionals to showcase their work in a professional context. It is free for anyone to sign up and collate images and artists whom they appreciate, users can request to join the Behance network to feature their own portfolio's regardless of which medium they work within (photography, illustration, fashion, painting, graphic design etc) and utilize it in a more professional context. Behance provides these users with opportunities for employment in creative sectors, and to sell their work, as well as a visual exposure and the ability to network with like-minded artists. This provides its users with a comprehensive, professional and social network. Because of all these features, a service such as Behance would be a great stepping stone to working as a professional artist and to gain exposure in this area.  

You can take a tour of the site at http://www.behance.net/tour  

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LinkedIn - Web 2.0 Technologies

Web 2.0 Technologies

LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/ Core Function: LinkedIn is a networking tool to find connections to recommended Job Candidates, Industry Experts and Business Partners. It allows you to control your professional identity online and the find the people and knowledge you need to achieve your goals. You can stay informed about your contacts and industry. Could Designers and Artists use this service? This technology is great for designers and artists to promote themselves professionally over the internet, advertise their work for sale and can link to people and companies. You can filter a set of results to include only those companies that have a direct connection to your work. As a student who doesn't have a practice set up yet, LinkedIn isn't too useful but once I have finished artschool and I try to make it on my own. LinkedIn will be very useful to set up my identity professionally and help to find people and businesses who can help me with my work. Who can use the service? and Is it free? The service is available to anyone who wants to promote themselves, their work or their businesses. LinkedIn is free to setup. For more info: For more information about LinkedIn, there are various subheadings at the bottom of the homepage www.linkedin.com/. There you can find out more about the Service, the directories available, advertising, careers etc.

LinkedIn offically launhed on 5th May 2003 and at the end of the first month had a total of 4500 members. On average a new member joins every second of every day or approx. one million every 12 days.