- Technology is the study of techniques and the mechanical studies of the world and how it is used.
- Technology is sometimes known as a medium of communication with medium being referred to as a type of media.
- Technology is used both culturally and socially.
- Virtual communities are formed by groups of people on the internet.
- Virtual Identities can change the way you actually are, you can pretend to be somebody that you are not. This is often referred to as 'Identity Play.'
- The internet use to be something that only nerdy types of people would use so they could talk to people with the same interests as themselves, it didn't matter where in the world they were they could still be friends.
- These days it is mostly used for people that you are already friends with through social groups, this is referred to as 'Ego-Centric Networks.'
- Web 2.0 is mostly used for business purposes in the way that it find where the consumers of their products are on the internet.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEB 1.0 & 2.0:
- Folksonomy - Refers to tagging things/objects to organise knowledge.
- User Generated Content - Is created by people to put stuff on the internet for others to view that interests themselves and others.
- Open API - Refers to sharing data openly with services and others on the internet
TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA:
- Weblogs - Twitter, indenti.ca, jaiku.
- Social Networks - Myspace, facebook, livejournal, friendster, orkut.
- Content Sharing - Youtube, flickr, blip.tv.
Abbreviations used in online chat/networks have been around for a lot longer then the most of us think; some of these abbreviations are, ROFLCOPTER or as most of us know ROFL, LOLSKATES or as most of us use LOL.
A term used between communications professionals is 'Attention Economy' which is known more basically as who wants your eyeballs and what they want you to look at and do, this would more commonly be used between marketing professionals as it's sometimes their job to find out what peoples wants and needs are.
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