Thursday, March 27, 2008

applying emerging technology to communicate with others

1--what is a blog?
a blog is a regulary updated online diary or web page. it voices personal opinions and thoughts and experiences for people to view and comment.
2--what is web 2.0?
web 2.0 means evolution and describes the way in which the internet is growing e.g myspace and facebook.
3--what is social networking?
social networking is basically the new generation of computer websites that allow users to share information, create and connect to other friends profiles and interact with each other.
4--how do photo sharing websites work?
they are more based upon user-submitted content but still allow a profile and sharing to happen which is the main purpose of a blog.
5--what are some useful strategies for preserving privacy when using the internet?
using the internet has many problems so programs such as antiviruses and firewalls etc will help reduce the chances of harmful things and hackers getting in and destroying your memory.
However different things apply for your online safety when on sites such as myspace.
we use passwords and user names to get into accounts so only you can access it, we are able to define who can access and view our sites limiting that privelage to only friends and people we know.

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