Glossary+SU13

Glossary: Post your definitions of the words below and put your initials next to your post.

Aggregator- a business organization that collates the details of an individual's financial affairs so that the information can be presented on a single website RR

Application Service Provider: An organization that enables customers the ability to use software applications online is known as an Application Service Provider. (EK)

BitTorrent: BitTorrent is a term referring to a peer-to-peer file sharing platform that enables the user to transfer files and not use so much bandwidth. (EK)

Blog - a website containing an online personal journal with comments, reflections, and links to other sites. Some blogs are run by an individual, while others are run by a group of people. Additionally, some blogs have sections where readers may comment on the blog posts. - EL

Bookmark - something used to mark a page in a paper or ebook, web page, website, etc. YW

Crowdsource - this term comes from the idea of outsourcing or delegating work to a crowd. The idea is based on the ideas that when a crowd of people is given a challenge or a task, such a lot of data will emerge that wise solutions or contributions are almost bound to be embedded within the crowd's responses. Rather than the individual or company who crowdsourced having to invent the solution or product, the new task then becomes sifting through the weaker material to find the hidden gems. EH

Dashboard- It is a 21st century bulletin board basically. It holds icons(pictures) representing information of interest. A modern user interface with handy information.LV

Folksonomie - a classification system for websites derived from tagging or annotations with keywords. -EL

Hashtag - A tag embedded in a message posted on Twitter consisting of a word prefixed with a hash sign (#). Twitter is a popular microblogging service where users use 140 characters to create a message.

Hit- A connection made to a website over the Internet or another network RR

Hypertext- A software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics. RR

Link-This is a programming term that refers to the ability to point the user to another record or file or place. LV

Meme- a type of internet phenomenon that is a n idea, style or action which spreads across the internet, often as a way to mimic and idea or item. -EA

Micro Blog- a short message sent quickly to multiple viewers on various devices.Twitter is its generic term. A cross between blogging and text messaging with a limited character count. LV

Participatory Culture - a culture that encourages or allows for people to participate by interacting, customizing, collaborating or otherwise acting within it. This is a prevalent and important part of Web 2.0 and mirrors the values of Generation Next. - HD

Password - A secret word or phrase that is when used, allows access into many types of accounts or files. - EL

Payload: Data that is being sent over the Internet can be broken into units that are transmitted which include header components and then real data that is being sent. This actual data is known as the payload. (EK)

Podcast - A downloadable audio file. A series of digital media files (either audio or video) that are released in episodes and often downloaded through the web. The mode of delivery is what differentiates podcasts from other means of accessing media files. (Solomon & Schrum 48) IY

PLE - Stands for Personal Learning Environment. The process of accessing a variety of Web 2.0 sources in order to gather and organize information for current and future use. Organizes our connections. -IY

QR Code- an image that can be scanned using an application on a smartphone and will open up a specific webpage- AB

RSS - Allows a user to "subscribe" to a news source, blog, or web page that is constantly being updated. Instead of searching a site each day, the RSS feed, gathers new articles and centralizes them. Valuable, especially when wanting to know information about current situations. (Solomon & Schrum 195) IY

Scrollbar - Enables you to move back and forth between the edges of a webpage or document. By pressing on arrows in a vertical or horizontal channel that runs alongside your page or document, you can "scroll" horizontally or vertically. -EH

Search engine- a program or website that searches its index of the world wide web for webpages that meet a user-inputted criteria AB

Social Network -an on line place where people learn, develop or expand knowledge or just plain socialize.LV

Tags- a keyword or category label. it allows an item to be found more easily when searching,- EA

URL - It stands for "Universal Resource Locator". This is the address of a World Wide Web page. -JG

Virtual World - a computer based environment where members of the group can interact in a simulated world. -YW