Companies frequently use podcasts and wikis for a variety of ...

[genevieve1028]

Companies frequently use podcasts and wikis for a variety of purposes. Explain each and then describe three ways a company could use each one for professional purposes.

Question 2

In order to make a good decision, both interviewer and interviewee want to learn as much as possible about each other. Asking questions of your interviewer demonstrates _________. A. initiative B. lack of understanding C. ignorance
 Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

[jomama]

Answer to Question 1

Podcasts: digital media files distributed over the Internet and downloaded on portable media players and personal computers.
Uses:

To broadcast radio and TV shows (major news organizations and media outlets)



To allow students access to instructors' lectures, interviews, sporting events, and other content (educational institutions)



To send audio and video messages that do not require a live presence, yet offer a friendly human voice



To replace costlier live teleconferences



To train employees



To enable buyers to take virtual walking tours of available properties (real estate agents)



To present HR policies for unlimited viewing on demand or as convenient



To broadcast marketing pitches



Wikis: Web-based tools that employ easy-to-use collaborative software to allow multiple users collectivelyto create, access, and modify documents.

Uses:

To share information between headquarters and satellite offices



To collect and disseminate information to large audiences, creating a database for knowledge management



To facilitate feedback before and after meetings



To serve as repositories for meeting minutes



To provide a highly interactive environment ideal for projects by enabling information to be centralized for easy access and user input



To help document large, small, technical, and nontechnical projects



To provide templates for reports



Answer to Question 2

initiative