Additional Examples:
- Zoho
- Basecamp
- EverNote
- Wordpress 
- Textpattern
- Smartsheet
- Subversion 
- TortoiseSVN
- Buzzword
- Sharepoint
- Documentum eRoom
Above are a few examples of the many Collaborative Document editing applications that are available. Most of these applications allow the integration of comments and changes from many contributors which make them essential tools in most collaborative processes. This is due to today’s fast-paced society, where it is almost impossible to find a day where everyone within a collaborative project can meet face to face. These applications solve that problem entirely, especially if they are online, as all the contributors can log on and make changes at times that suit them best, enabling the collaborative process to continue 24/7. Depending on the desired function of the workspace, each of the above mentioned applications enable different usage strong points. For example the desired function of the workspace could be the need for a tool that functions primarily as a information or document repository, which enables its users and contributors access to the information that has already been documented or generated. Or there might be a need for version control so that you can track who has checked out which document or who has edited which page within the workspace. There are numerous other functions and abilities which these applications provide to users, enabling the creation of a workspace that is specifically aimed at the collaborative process intended by the user. Thus it can be seen that Collaborative Document Editing applications are much needed tools in enabling and enhancing the process of collaboration.
Social Networks - Cameron
A social network is a group of people or organisations or similar that all have a common interest. This may be common visions, or friendship or even a common sexuality. Social networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace are internet based tools to help people in these social networks collaborate. If you take Facebook for example, which is fast becoming one of the most popular social networking sites, you can browse people all around the world based on different social status. Such as where they went to school, what their religion is or simply what they enjoy doing.
Social networking is a very important tool for collaboration, specially on a project like ours, because as well as allowing our team to communicate with each other, it means we can find a social network that is interested in similar things or has undertaken a similar task and collaborate with them to find out more information or tips and tricks. This can be very valuable in projects similar to ours, since you can easily find other people with the same interest, it also means that other people can follow our projects and learn from us as well as us learning from them and the project itself. It helps broaden the whole concept of collaboration.
Here are some examples of similar sites.
- MySpace
- Flickr
- Bebo
- DeviantArt
- Flixster
Virtual world - Kenneth
-Spore
-Sims
-Activeworlds
A virtual world is a computer-based simulated environment intended for its users to inhabit and interact via avatars. These avatars are usually depicted as textual, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional graphical representations, although other forms are possible
The computer accesses a computer-simulated world and presents perceptual stimuli to the user, who in turn can manipulate elements of the modeled world and thus experiences telepresence to a certain degree.
.... - Essmael
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