Zoho also offers Zoho Online Office suite as a Facebook application which is a logical move for them. They adhere to Facebook application standards and allow you to map to your existing Zoho account or to create a new Zoho account.
The convergence of the Web Office suite and a Social Media platform like Facebook is a natural fit and Zoho is at the front of this convergence. You can install Zoho Online Office Suite through the familiar Facebook application installation routine as shown in the following illustration:
However, while Zoho adheres to Facebook application standards, Facebook serves as a launch platform for the application. While your documents are accessible from your Facebook account:
Although, clicking on one of the Zoho applications from within Facebook takes you outside the Facebook platform back to the application residing on a Zoho server.
While organizations typically shy away from Facebook for professional collaboration and communications, the model that Zoho sets by enabling their online office productivity applications on Facebook shows how traditional email no longer needs to be part of an organization's communications and collaboration tools.
I am expecting to see more convergence between Web Office suites and Social Media as time progresses and plan on following developments in this space.
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