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Microblogging
sites
Wikis
Chatrooms
2. Research and write a short description for each of the following key terms:
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Unit 1 The Online World
Conferencing
groups of people in different areas/countries meeting together online to discuss matters
(e.g. business conference, Google hangout)
Blogs
These are frequently updated online journals with diary-like entries which allow people to
express their thoughts and feelings and give details of their daily activities. Typically, a
blog includes text, photos and sometimes video.
Vlogs / Podcast
Podcasts are a series of audio or video ! les that can be downloaded from the internet.
If video is published in episodes like a blog, then this process is known as a vlog (video
blogging). YouTube is an example of a video-sharing website where individuals can share
vlogs.
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BTEC 2012
Unit 1 The Online World
-Being able to contact relatives and business colleagues on the other side
of the world at relatively low cost is the biggest benefit.
Plenary
1. Give 3 example of social media used online?
- social networking
-instant messaging
- voIP
2. What does netiquette mean?
Short for internet etiquette or network etiquette. It is a set of conventions covering the use of
networks used to interact with other people.The conventions are designed to prevent people
causing annoyance or offence to others.
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