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Cloud services provide applications, file storage, file transfer via the internet, on-demand, like a public utility. See SaaS. 

Content Management Systems (CMS) are used to manage and control large, dynamic collections of Web material (HTML documents and their associated images). They can let you create and edit web pages, including news archives, blogs, forums,  photo galleries, or online stores, without a knowledge of code.

Cortona3D is software that can be used to repurpose 3D modeling data produced by R&D to build training materials for service groups, sales groups and manufacturing groups. www.cortona3D.com

Crowdsourcing is a neologistic compound of "crowd" and "outsourcing" for the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor, to a large group of people or community (a crowd), through an open call. For example, the public may be invited to develop a new technology, carry out a design task (also known as community-based design and distributed participatory design), refine or carry out the steps of an algorithm (see human-based computation), or help capture, systematize or analyze large amounts of data (see also citizen science). The term has become popular with businesses, authors, and journalists as shorthand for the trend of leveraging the mass collaboration enabled by Web 2.0 technologies to achieve business goals. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crowd_source#Web-based_crowdsourcing)

Enterprise 2.0 tools are Web 2.0 applications used in commercial contexts. They promote business goals through social networking, interactive information sharing, and collaboration. Such tools include web-based collaboration platforms, hosted services, social-networking sites, social bookmarking, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, RSS aggregators, mashups, and folksonomies.

Freemium is a business model that works by offering basic Web services, or a basic downloadable digital product, for free, while charging a premium for advanced or special features. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemium#cite_note-0 )

Knowledge management (KM) comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences. Such insights and experiences comprise knowledge, either embodied in individuals or embedded in organizational processes or practice. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_management)

Metadata is used to reference and describe the definition, structure and administration of data files to facilitate reuse of archived data. Description and keywords meta tags are commonly used to describe the Web page's content. Most search engines use this data when adding pages to their search index. (Adapted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata )

Mobile Learning (mLearning) takes advantage of the learning opportunities offered by mobile technologies.

RSS aggregators automatically collect headlines and links to user defined web sources such as news services, blogs, podcasts, and vlogs.

SaaS (Software as a Service)provider licenses an application to customers for use as a service on demand, either through a time subscription or a “pay-as-you-go” model. Also known as “software on demand,” the SaaS model allows vendors to develop, host and operate software for customer use. See Cloud. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SaaS)

Visual Understanding Environment (VUE), is a free Open Source application developed by Tufts University, for concept mapping, presentation in flexible sequences, and with capacities for searching, integrating, and managing digital content.

Webinars are live meetings, training, or presentations delivered via the Internet.

Wink is a free Tutorial and Presentation creation software, primarily aimed at creating tutorials on how to use software (like a tutor for MS-Word/Excel etc). Using Wink you can capture screenshots, add explanations boxes, buttons, titles etc and generate a highly effective tutorial for your users. (http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ )