Online Communication slides.

Online Communication.

• In this presentation I will define, with examples key terms used within online communication.
• Online Community
• Network of Friends
• Virtual world
• Netiquette
• Chat
• Chatroom
• Blogs
• Microblog
• Wiki

Online Community.

• An Online Community is a virtual community whose members interact with each other primarily via the internet. For many, Online communities may feel like home, consisting of a “family of invisible friends."
• 

Network of Friends.

• A network of friends is a collection
• of people who jointly keep up-todate
• contact online. Sometimes
• this may be a specifi c network,
• such as The National Youth Science
• Forum, or it may be more general,
• like a group of friends keeping in
• touch through Facebook.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc (Embed)

Virtual World.

• A virtual world is an online
• community which meets in a
• computer-generated world; for
• example, the large multi-player
• online games.
• 

Netiquette.

• Short for ‘internet
• etiquette’ or ‘network etiquette’. It
• is a set of conventions covering the
• use of networks used to interact
• with other people. The conventions
• are designed to prevent people
• causing annoyance or offence to
• others.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCvmmV4T1tE (Embed)

Chat/Chatroom

• chat – In this context, refersto any kind of online real-time
• communication over the internet.
• chatroom – Large-scale interactive
• conferencing with many people
• involved in the same conversation
• at the same time.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_RTvjBVAa8 (Embed)

Blogs.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI (Embed)
• Blogs are a popular way for
• people to record what is
• happening on a daily basis.

Microblogs.

• These are sites which allows users to create and exchange
• really short text entries. A popular example of this type of site is Twitter™.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfsYBMt4vqk (Embed)

Wiki.

• These are websites that provide information that visitors to the site can
• extend and edit. They allow users to share information and are useful for research.
• The best-known example of a wiki is Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia which can
• be updated by contributors.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5HijgcZ0bc (Embed)