Collaborative and Distance Communication Tools

Peter Parker's Uncle Ben wasn't joking when he said, "With great power comes great responsibility."

Granted I am sure collaborative and distance communication tools is not what he had in mind, but it is truly amazing all the power we now have at our finger tips provided by the internet and social media. This technology has given us the ability not to limit our selves in any aspect in our lives by distance. It will be so funny to tell the generations to come that "back in our day" we wouldn't have been able to do that because we didn't have collaborative and distance communication tools like you kids do, and then we will proceed to tell them that way back in the day we had to walk up hill both ways barefoot! 

Thanks to distance communication you will never be limited or left out of something again; from updating a wiki in real time, to having a video conference call with the New York office while you're in L.A.,to living a double life virtually via Second Life.

As always here some helpful hints, on how to successfully use collaborative and distance communication tools from a few different articles.

Here is an article on how to make document collaboration a little easier with a list of programs and guides

http://mashable.com/2009/12/20/document-collaboration/ 

This is a great article on using distance communication (Skype) as a educational tool. 

http://mashable.com/2011/09/21/skype-in-the-classroom-tony-bates/ 

If that isn't enough to convince you, check out this article on the health benefits of social media!

http://mashable.com/2010/07/13/social-media-health-trends/