Blogs, Tags and More: Making Sense -and Use- of New Internet Technologies
Glossary of New Internet Technology Terms
 Aggregator - a software program or web-based service that monitors RSS feeds that you subscribe to. The aggregators posts new information from all the feeds in one place so that you do not have to . Also called a Feed Reader
Bookmark - A way to remember or store the address for a web site. In conventional web browsers, you can organize bookmarks into folders. In Web 2.0 programs and services, you can assign one or more tags to a bookmark.
Blog - Short for "web log," a blog is basically an online journal in which entries are automatically categorized by date, and the blogger can add additional tags or categories so that blog readers can quickly find entries of interest. Most blogs are also capable of providing an RSS feed and can be set up to allow readers to comment on specific entries.
Photocasts - Photocasts are a quick and easy way to post a collection of photos on the web for others to view, using an online service like Snapfish.com, Shutterfly.com or Bubbleshare.com, for example.
Podcasts - Podcasts are like an audio (or multimedia) version of a blog. Photocasting is the same, with photos instead of audio or video. Video podcasts are also sometimes called "vlogs." Podcasts can be created with Apple's Garage Band and posted with iTunes, or numerous other products and web services exist to make and distribute podcasts over the internet.
RSS Feeds - RSS stands for "Rich Site Summary" or "Really Simple Syndication." Many sites have XML or RSS or Atom links to feeds, which users can subscribe to, to keep up with the latest information posted to that blog or web site. In other words, the feed provides subscribers with announcements (usually titles and summaries) any time a web site provides new content.
Tag - Tags are one-word descriptors that you choose to assign to your bookmarks to help organize and remember them. Each bookmark can have as many tags as applicable. For instance, a web site on using computers with preschoolers who have disabilities might have tags such as early childhood, special education, and assistive technology.
Tag Cloud - A tag cloud displays tags in a cluster in which tags with more associated links appear in a larger font size.
Web 2.0 - An unofficial term for a newer generation of 'read/write' tools and services for the internet which allow for quick authoring, sharing and collaboration. Blogs, tags, and wikis are all examples of Web 2.0 technologies.
Wiki - A collaboratively authored web site that multiple users can quickly and easily create, edit and update, using tools embedded into the web site. This allows for collaborative editing by many people from diverse locations. Permissions to read and/or edit a wiki are set by the person who creates the wiki.
VideoCasts - view these on your computer or video-enabled mp3 player.
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