| Indexes |
Definitions |
| Search Engine | Software used to find Websites, Web pages, and Internet Files |
| Directory | Good at identifying general information |
| Indexes | Good at identifying more specific information |
| Spiders and Robots | Scour the Internet, analyzing millions of web pages and indexing all of the words |
| 3 problems when searching the Internet | 1. Difficulty in finding targeted information
2. Knowing where to start
3. Knowing if the information is valid or not |
| Blog | A website where users can post a chronological, up-to-date e-journal entry of their thoughts |
| Twitter | A free, real-time short messaging service that delivers messages on computers and handheld devices |
| Instant Messaging | Technology that gives users the ability to identify people online and to exchange messages with them in real time |
| Chat | A form of interactive online comunication that allows users to have real time conversations |
| Wiki | Website that allows users to add and update content on the site using their own Web browser |
| Facebook | Social networking website, originally designed for college students |
| MySpace | Online community allowing friends to communicate to each other, it was originally started as a webstie that bands could use to promote their music |
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