Projects and Exercises
Project 1: Network Visits
Visit Xing, LinkedIn or another network focused on professional development of your choosing, and then prepare a short report or presentation describing the major features and benefits provided to users of each network. Which of the three networks is likely to be the most successful, and why?
Project 2: Sponsored Communities
Choose a commercial website such as Cisco.com or similar that has created a community page for its customers. Prepare a short report or PowerPoint presentation discussing how community building techniques are being used to support sales of products or services.
Project 3: Specialized Auction Sites
Visit one of the specialized auctions listed in Table 11.5 on page 790 or another of your choosing. Prepare a short report or presentation describing the kinds of products available on the site, how many auctions are running and how many members the site has. How is the site similar to or different from eBay?
Project 4: Old School Auction House
Visit the websites for Sotheby's and Christie's. How are these "old school" auction houses dealing with the online age? What services do they offer online? Do they offer online auctions? Why or why not? Prepare a short report or presentation on these topics.
Project 5: European Portals
What are the major search engine/portal sites in Europe? Investigate this topic on the Web and prepare a report for your class with slides showing with screen shots some of the more popular European sites.
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