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| the process of collecting online data from different and multiple sources to suit a particular need, such as populating a search engine or preparing digital slides for a presentation |
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| the integration of various technologies, such as online radio or cell phones with cameras |
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| computer-mediated communication (CMC) |
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| the use of various technologies to facilitate communication with others |
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| technological determinism |
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| a theory that states that technology is irreversible, inevitable, and inescapable |
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| the concept that communication technology ties the world into one political, economic, social, and cultural system |
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| the earliest incarnation of the World Wide Web, which was used primarily as a storehouse of online information and tools that could be accessed to achieve an end, such as finding a website, emailing a friend, or purchasing a product |
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| the latest incarnation of the World Wide Web, which is increasingly used as a means of interactivity and personal expression; establishing online communities, sharing files, and blogging exemplifies this |
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| extremely offensive language that is directed toward a particular group of people |
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| exchanging malicious, hostile, or insulting comments over the internet |
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| a digital fictional and fantasy representation of a user in a virtual world |
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| a theory that proposes that people have qualities they wish to present to others |
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| synchronous communication |
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| communication between a sender and a receiver that takes place at the same time, as in face-to-face communication |
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| asynchronous communication |
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| communication that doesn't require a sender and a receiver to have an exchange at the same time, as in online communication |
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| postcyberdisclosure panic (PCDP) |
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| a situation in which we disclose personal information in an email message only to experience significant anxiety later because we begin to think about the number of people who could have access to that message |
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| an electronic extension that communicates a person's identity, such as a screen name or a personal home page |
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| the highly accelerated development of an online relationship |
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| shorthand used for efficient communication in online relationships |
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| a graphic image used in an electronic message that can be downloaded from a website or compiled from keyboard characters. this may or may not be use to communicate emotion |
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| linking individuals and communities who share common interests, activities, and ideas through such online websites as Facebook or Myspace |
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| on a social networking website, an electronic invitation to another person to communicate with you |
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| streaming bulletins that announce the activities of a Facebook user's friends |
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| an online overture that briefly responds to a sender's message in order to clarify the sender's intended message |
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