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Aggregator: Software and applications that retrieve content from the web via structured feeds published by websites, podcasts, vlogs and other online content publishers. AJAX: A web development language that increases the interactivity, speed and functionality of the websites and applications. Short for Asynchronous Java Script and XML, AJAX transfers data in the background providing the appearance that online interactions are almost instant. The process also has the added benefit of being able to communicate with a database without having to reload an entire page or application further enhancing the user experience. API (Application Programming Interface): Refers to the interface that an online service or application provides to allow data exchange and service sharing by other applications and tools.
Architecture of participation: An environment where the community helps build the system as defined by Tim O'Reilly back in 2003. (Tim O'Reilly was one of the first people to introduce the concept of web 2.0). There are many examples of Architecture of Participation from the proliferation of widgets to the extensive creation of Facebook applications. Atom Feed: A protocol for sharing content; using an XML file. It is one of the main ways to syndicate content from publishing platforms such as blogs and websites, with the protocol pushing new content out to subscribers. Blog (weblogs): A simple content management system designed to make content publication simple for non technical people for the initial purpose of maintaining online diaries. Blogs have evolved to be key drivings of news and discussions online due to the ease of use and immediacy of outputs. They have also become an integral part of many integrated marketing strategies as they provide a great tool for building communities, managing online PR and contributing to other efforts such as Search Engine marketing. Blogosphere: The term given to the ever growing collection of blogs across the internet. The expression was coined due to the interconnectivity of blogs with many of them entwined via comments, links and trackbacks creating a perceived sphere. Citizen journalist: Everyday people who engage in the process of gathering, reviewing, reporting, analyzing and distributing news and information without the being professional journalists. Communities: Websites that internet users can join to network, find information and interact with other members. They are often formed around particular areas of interest or to provide an online area where people can socialize "virtually". Consumer Generated Media / Consumer Generated Content (CGM / CGC): Online content created and distributed by the web community via the new generation of online publishing platforms such as blogs, wikis or social networks. Digital channels: Modern electronic mediums used for communication such as blogs, podcasts, vlogs, social networks, webcasts communities et al.
Folksonomy: The organization of the web based on community use of tags for categorization of content. This contrasts the traditional approach to web classification known as Taxonomy - where editors and computers categorize the web.
Glocalisation: The combination of globalisation and localization. Provision of local services on a global scale via the internet. Mash Up: Application, media or tool created by combining data, content or other services to provide a single integrated experience. Podcast: An audio file made available online for users to download and provided via feeds and syndication. Podcast content can vary from traditional music to news, reviews, presentations and audio diaries. Rich Interactive Applications (RIA): Web applications that provide the features and functionality of desktop applications. RIAs effectively only present the user interface over the internet (visible in a web browser), with the application processing and data management done remotely on application servers. RSS (Really Simple Syndication): A family of content feed formats (using XML) used to publish content from websites, blogs, podcasts and other publishing platforms. An RSS document may contain either a summary of the content or the full version. RSS also includes the older versions known as RDF Site Summary and Rich Site Summary.
Social Bookmarking:Is the process of storing and tagging websites and internet resources (URLs and descriptions) using online tools - similar to the traditional browser bookmarking (adding to favorites). These social bookmarks can then be made public, providing a valuable, human edited resource for other internet users. Social media: Online mediums used to facilitate social interactions online such as the sharing of content, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives, and actual media. Social media takes on various forms including blogs, communities/social networks, wikis, podcasts, vlogs. Social network: Like communities, social networks enable users to become members and connect based on common interests or demographics. They facilitate the creation of personal online profiles and virtual interactions. Software as a Service (SaaS): Software that users use on a subscription basis (usually for a fee). Most SaaS applications are delivered via the Internet. Syndication: Refers to making online content available from a site or publishing tool in order to provide other people with a updates of the recently added content usually via feeds.
Tag Cloud: Is a visual representation of the content tags for a website, blog or community. Font size is used to indicate the relative use of the tag - with larger fonts used for the most popular tags. Tagging: The process of labelling items such as posts, photos, web pages or video by the online community to help classify the content and make searching and sharing easier. Trackback: A tool that allows content that references other content to provide a connection between the two items. It's typically used by bloggers to link back to posts they have reference in their content. Trackbacks allow readers of blog content to follow conversations across several blogs on a particular topic.
User Generated Content (UGC): Refers to content that is created by internet users. It is yet another term for Consumer Generated Media as mentioned above. Vlog or video blog: Is simply a blog where the content is provided in the form of video rather than text or audio. Like blogs and podcasts, vlogs can be syndicated via feeds. Web 2.0: The 2nd generation of web where online content and applications are created, collaborated on and shared by the web community. It describes the web as a community controlled interactive tool rather than a publishing medium. Wiki: Community publishing tool or website that allows users to edit and control content. Wikis are collaborative projects that can be used to create extensive databases with the resource developed and expanded by its users. are XML (Extensible Markup Language): A system for sharing complex data structures and documents across multiple platforms. It is used to encode documents and serialize data with users able to define their own tags. It is the basis of the feeds and syndication that are driving web 2.0 content distribution. | |||||||||||
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February 2008 Hey Rene - i'm not sure I agree with your RIA defintion. The reality is RIA's are not just dumb facades that present server-side application UI's over the internet. Apart from offering enhanced usability and end user experience, the majority of RIAs actually contain substantial client-side logic. Contrary to what you mention (about "application processing and data management done remotely on application servers") one of the major benefits of RIAs is that a large proportion of the application processing/logic is carried out on the client (i.e. the RIA) and NOT the server. This form of client-side processing actually reduces application server load (as well as overall application bandwidth useage/consumption). BTW I didn't see any mention of Adobe Flex, Microsoft Silverlight or JavaFX listed as a Web 2.0/RIA tools (although you mention AJAX). - Thanks Matt Voerman - Adobe
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December 2007 This is definitely going to be printed off for reference. If we could only have an universally accepted dictionary of all of the terms related with online media, life would be so much easier.
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November 2007 Great job, Rene. I might add definitions for 'viral,' 'ping,' and 'bookmarklet.'
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November 2007 interesting reading, straight and clear definitions. Keep expanding
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November 2007 Awesome!
A reader for your feeds is part of your basic 2.0 toolbox too. Reply
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October 2007 Great list of terms here, some I had never known of..Thanks for sharing this glossary.
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October 2007 Wow, there are so many terms here and so many that are missing. It's impossible to keep up with them all. I'm always learning new ones - social search, collaborative filtering, grok, swickis. And then there's things like social web and social media. Are they the same? New words seem to be coming out every day.
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