New media

What is New Media ?


New media is a term meant to encompass the emergence of digital, computerized, or networked information and communication technologies in the later part of the 20th century.

What is a Wiki?


Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. 

What is Web 2.0?


Web 2.0 was referred to as this idea of the "Web as a platform".Some of the most popular examples are:


 * Gmail
 * Google Maps
 * Flickr
 * Del.icio.us
 * Tecnorati
 * Digg

There are many mis-conceptions of this word and although the mass majority use this word freely, web designers and web developers will acknowledge that web 2.0 will refer to a website that is designed to focus on user interaction that includes ability for users to comment / rate other comments and to be able to be in control of content via rss subscriptions.

What is Virtual networking?


A virtual private network (VPN) is a network that uses a public telecommunication infrastructure, such as the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to their organization's network. 

Kids VN
 * Virtual Networking Site for Kids

What is a Blog?


A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.



How Can I make my own blog ?
This is very simple you have many options on where you can create a blog. You can sign up at any one of these websites that offer full-blown blogging services for free there are zero charges.Just be mindful of the information you put on a blog as once it goes on the internet, chances are it is there for good.

1) Wordpress.org

2) Blogger.com

3) Xanga.com

4) Livejournal.com

What are the 5 C's?


The Five C's stand for communication, collaboration, community, creativity, and convergence. They are the overall new media characteristics that Linda Weiser Friedman and Hershey H. Friedman came up with.



What is P2P sharing?


File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a network, usually following the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users. Most people who engage in file sharing on the Internet both provide (upload) files and receive files (download).



What is Old Media ?


The old media or legacy media are traditional means of communication and expression that have existed since before the advent of the new medium of the Internet.

What is Mashup ?


In web development, a mashup is a web application that combines data from more than one source into a single integrated tool; an example is the use of cartographic data from Google Maps to add location information to real-estate data, thereby creating a new and distinct web service that was not originally provided by either source. 

An excellent website devoted to all areas of the mashup community is Programmable Web http://www.programmableweb.com/ --John 10:06, 20 November 2008 (CST)

What is Social networking ?


A social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services. 

What is Covergence?


Technological convergence refers to a trend where some technologies having distinct functionalities evolve to technologies that overlap, i.e. multiple products come together to form one product, with the advantages of each initial component.

What is Open Source?


Open source is a development methodology,[1] which offers practical accessibility to a product's source (goods and knowledge). Some consider open source as one of various possible design approaches.