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Digital Life
Term | Definition | Examples |
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Digital Media | Electronic devices and Media platforms that allow users to create, communicate, and interact with one another or the device or application itself. | Computers, cell phones, video, social networking sites. |
Aggregator | A website or web app where headlines and other content such as news articles or posts are collected for easy viewing. | Google news |
Avatar | A 2D or an 3D icon that represents a computer user or gamer. | Cartoon graphic, photo |
Blog | Short for web blog, it is a type of website updated an indivual or group. Most allow readers to leave comments or post. | Online Blog |
Flaming | The act of saying mean things online, usually in ALL CAPS often in a all caps space with the intention to humiliate. A flame war is heated online exchanged between users. | WHY YOU HATING ON JUSTIN, YOUR JUST JELIOUS! |
Mash-Up | A remix or blend of multiple songs, videos or media content into one product. | Glee |
MMOG Massively Multiplayer Online Game | An online virtual world where multiple players navigate and play together. | C.O.D Ghosts, Minecraft |
P2P - Peer to Peer | At Network that allows for the sharing of MP3'S, videos, and other digital files by transferring information directly between two comupters rather than going through a server. | Skype, Oovoo, facetime. |
Phinishing | The Illegal act of sending emails or messages that appear to come from an authentic source but come from spammers. Phishers often try to get people to provide personal information such as Account info. | Credit Cards |
Podcast | A downloadable video or audio file and are usually based on a certain topic and can include music, video or commentary. | Music, Playlists |
SMS/ Text Message | A short message of fewer than 160 characters sent from a cell phone. An MMA is a text message that also contains an attached multimedia file such as picture or song. | Sales |
Media | Communication that often reaches and impacts a large audience. | Tv, Radio, Magazines |