from SmartBidNet.com
This is the final part of a three-part series.
By James Benham, President of JB Knowledge Technologies
Previously, we’ve discussed Google’s suite of useful freeware and solutions that are revolutionizing preconstruction and BIM. Now I’d like to wrap it up and discuss social and mobile tech, as they are quickly finding their way from your personal life into your work day.
Social Media
For those of you who had hoped to avoid the ever-growing social network scene, it’s probably best you give in now. Not only do sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ help you connect with industry personalities and brands that could lead to business opportunities, they are also very powerful project management platforms. LinkedIn Answers is a human-powered search engine, ready at all times to poll the architecture, engineering, and construction professionals you need insight from, both inside and outside your personal network. I’ve used it to gather opinions on everything from which software providers we should team up with to which apps everyone is most excited about. Facebook Groups and Pages give project teams an online space to share events and discussions, whether in the design, bid, construction, or follow-up phase of development. Twitter can be a powerful jobsite, project, news and job notification tool to reach internal and external stakeholders. And if you haven’t tried a Google+ Hangout yet for a project team video conference, I highly recommend you do so. With 70 percent of daily mobile device use being social media, it is one of the best mediums to communicate with employees, clients, and prospects alike.
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