We've already talked about one way that technology can help with project meetings—project management software. Another way is using social collaboration software.

Social collaboration platforms allow multiple people to interact and share information. It's a bit different to social networking in that social networks focus on the individual and their interactions. Social collaboration tools are designed for the needs of the group.

Ideally, social collaboration software moves project team communications to a central location. No more project emails back and forth. Team members can access a repository of project files. When one person updates a file, everyone has access to it at the same time. It's incredibly efficient.

There are free social collaboration platforms that students and volunteer groups can utilize as well as enterprise solutions for large organizations.