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Digital Media
Widening the web
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
03/26/2013

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Digital Media
Definition
All emerging communications media that combine test, graphics,sound and video using computer technology.
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Compatible
Definition
Media that can function well with one another to exchange and intergrate, text, sounds, and video.
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Convergence
Definition
the melding of the communications, computer and electronics industries.
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HTML
Definition
Hypertext markup language
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Http
Definition
Hypertext transfer protocol
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Links
Definition
Electronic connections from one source to another.
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Browser
Definition
Software that allows people to display and interact with informationon Web Pages.
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Search Engine
Definition
The tool used to locate informtion in a computer database.
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Public Domain
Definition
Publications, products and processes that are not protected by copyright and thus are available free to the public.
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Publishing
Definition
Placing items on the web.
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Home Page
Definition
The first page of a Web site, which welcomes the user.
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30-Year-Rule
Definition
The theory that it takes about 30 years for a new technology to be completely adopted within a culture.
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Digital Divide
Definition
The lack of access to digital technology among low-income, rural and minority.
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ISP
Definition
Internet service provider.
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Search Marketing
Definition
Positioning Internet advertising prominently next to consumers' related online search results.
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Podcast
Definition
An audio or video file made available on the internet for anyone to download, often available by subscription.
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Blog
Definition
Short for Web log. A running Internet discussion group, where items are posted in reverse chronological order.
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Avatar
Definition
An icon or a representation of a user a digital stand in that people create to represent their online identity.
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NII
Definition
National Information nfrastucture
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CDA
Definition
Communications Decency Act
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Intellectual Porperty Rights
Definition
The legal right of ownership of ideas and conrtent published in any medium.
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DMCA
Definition
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
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RIAA
Definition
Recording Industry Association of America
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MPAA
Definition
Motion Picture Association of America
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File Sharing
Definition
The peer to peer distribution of copyrighted material on the Internet without the copyrighted owner's permission
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Net Neutrality
Definition
Rules for the internet servise providers that require them to keep their networks open and available to carry all legal content.
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Spam
Definition
Unsolicited bulk e-mail.
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Data Compression
Definition
The process of squeezing digital content into a smaller electronic space.
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Server
Definition
The equipment that delivers programs their source tot he programs' subscribers.
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Cloud Computing
Definition
The remote use by one business of another company's computer space, operating "in the cloud."
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Analog
Definition
Technology used in broadcasting, whereby video or audio information is sent as continuous signals through the air on specific airwave frequencies.
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RSS
Definition
Really Simple Syndication, Allows a person to create a personal set of Internet programs and services to be delivered to a single Web Site.
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WIKI
Definition
Technology that allows many users to collaborate to create and update Internet pages.
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