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CIS CH8 Collaborating with Technology

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Ray Tomlinson   credited with sending first email message  
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SMTP server   simple mail transfer protocol, for outgoing email  
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IMAP   Internet mail access protocol, handles incoming email  
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microformats   set of formats that rely on the XML family of standards to represent metadata in HTML code, and that support electronic exchange of business cards, calendar appt's, and other kinds of data  
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vCard   file format used to exchange business card information electronically  
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iCalendar format   widely used to transmit calendar data  
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IM   instant messaging, or "chat." Real-time text-based interactions over a network.  
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presence awareness   IM software feature that allows users to display their current status to their contacts, colleagues, or buddy list.  
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war room   large area in which team members on the same project work closely together, surrounded by whiteboards, large digital displays, & other tools to facilitate impromptu meetings & smooth collaboration.  
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group decision support system (GDSS)   collaborative technology that helps groups brainstorm & make decisions in face-to-face meetings, led by facilitators. Participants can contribute anonymously via their computers  
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web conferencing   technology that supports online meetings or "webinars" via the Internet. Participants join from their own computers or smartphones  
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telepresence   the impression created when remote participants in an interactive video meeting are almost life-sized and vividly clear; useful for sensitive negotiations.  
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shared workspace capabilities for teams   discussion forums, calendars, announcements, task lists, email alerts, member lists, search functionality, content mgmt w/ version control, collaborative doc editing, workflow mgmt  
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blog   short for "web log" & used to facilitate collaboration & knowledge sharing. Posts are displayed in reverse chronological order so that most recent appears on top.  
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shared workspace   area on server in which team members can post documents, maintain membership lists, feature news & announcements, & collaborate on edits & updates.  
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wiki   web software frequently used to build knowledge bases that allows users to add & edit interlinked web pages  
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microblogging   form of blogging in which the posts are quite short, & especially suitable for mobile devices. As in blogs, entries appear in reverse chronological order. Twitter  
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hashtag   microblogging tool invented by web users in which posts on a similar topic all include a keyword prefixed by a #  
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virtual world   graphical, often 3D environment in which users can immerse themselves, interacting w/ virtual objects & one another using avatars  
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virtual reality   describes what ppl experience when some of their sensory input is not from the real world, but from a computer-generated one. Tech such as stereoscopic goggles & specially wired gloves enhance the illusion of physical immersion.  
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unified communications, UC   technology that integrates multiple communications channels & applications into a single interface, which is accessible from many different devices.  
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universal dashboards   help ppl manage their unified communications, providing quick access to multiple applications  
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unified communications that may be integrated   voice calls, conferencing, messaging, instant message, presence awareness  
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psychological characteristics of an online environment   unfamiliar communication tools, reduced media richness, greater physical distance, heightened anonymity, unclear audience  
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media richness   a measure of how well a communication medium can reproduce all the nuances & subtleties of the messages it transmits  
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Web 2.0 and more advanced technologies provide   extensive collaboration support, w/ blogs, wikis, social networking, microblogging, & virtual worlds.  
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