Social Media The term social media refers to the different types media that that are available on the Web for information disaplay and exchange. It depends on interactions between people using technology as a conduit. forums / message boards instant messaging / email blogs wikis podcasts pictures/photo sharing video Social Network The term social network commonly refers [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Terminology’
June 29, 2008
Aggregator
An aggregatorcommonly known as a feed reader, RSS reader or news reader is a software program (such as iTunes) which is installed on your computer or a Web application (such as Bloglines) which aggregates or “pulls in” syndicated web content such as news headlines, blogs, and podcasts in a single location for easy viewing. The syndicated content an aggregator will retrieve [...]
May 25, 2008
What is a Podcast?
A podcast is a way to broadcast multimedia files—audio or video—over the Internet for playback on mobile devices (ex. MP3 players) and personal computers. Podcasting lets the podcaster create a broadcast about a subject of interest to him/her and their subscribers. Subscribers simply download the podcast and listen to it at their convenience. Apple pretty [...]
