Web Terms and Definitions
Avatar: a character that represents an online user. Avatars are commonly used in multiplayer gaming, online communities and web forums. An avatar may be considered an alter-ego, since users can customize characters that are completely different than their actual personas.
Blog (weblog): A list of journal entries posted on a web page.
Bookmark: a marker for a website.
Browser: a software application used to locate and display web pages. Examples include Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, RockMelt, etc.
Cloud computing: applications and services offered over the Internet. Examples include online backup services, social networking services and Apple's MobileMe.
Facebook: a social networking website open to anyone 13 years of age or older. Users can customize profiles with photos, videos and information about themselves and share information with friends.
Search engine: a program that searches documents or websites for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents or websites where the keywords were found. Examples include Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
Social networking: allows users to be part of a virtual community by sharing information such as photos, text and video. Users create profiles, add friends, message other users and leave comments on friends' profiles.
Tweet: an online posting, or "micro-blog," created by a Twitter user. Each tweet is limited to 140 characters or less.
URL (uniform resource locator): the address of a specific website or file on the Internet.
Web forum: a website or section of a website that allows visitors to communicate with each other by posting messages.
Wiki: a website that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own web browser. An example is Wikipedia.
YouTube: a video sharing service that allows users to watch videos posted by other users and upload videos of their own content.
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Blog (weblog): A list of journal entries posted on a web page.
Bookmark: a marker for a website.
Browser: a software application used to locate and display web pages. Examples include Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, RockMelt, etc.
Cloud computing: applications and services offered over the Internet. Examples include online backup services, social networking services and Apple's MobileMe.
Facebook: a social networking website open to anyone 13 years of age or older. Users can customize profiles with photos, videos and information about themselves and share information with friends.
Search engine: a program that searches documents or websites for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents or websites where the keywords were found. Examples include Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc.
Social networking: allows users to be part of a virtual community by sharing information such as photos, text and video. Users create profiles, add friends, message other users and leave comments on friends' profiles.
Tweet: an online posting, or "micro-blog," created by a Twitter user. Each tweet is limited to 140 characters or less.
URL (uniform resource locator): the address of a specific website or file on the Internet.
Web forum: a website or section of a website that allows visitors to communicate with each other by posting messages.
Wiki: a website that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own web browser. An example is Wikipedia.
YouTube: a video sharing service that allows users to watch videos posted by other users and upload videos of their own content.
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