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Blog
Read, write, or edit a shared on-line journal
short form of web log: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies.
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Web 2.0
The second generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking.
Social Media
A category of sites that is based on user participation and user-generated content. They include social networking sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, social bookmarking sites like Del.icio.us, social news sites like Digg or Reddit, and other sites that are centered on user interaction.
Twitter
Twitter is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets.
Facebook
is a global social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site founded in December 2002 and launched in May 2003 mainly used for professional networking.
Youtube
YouTube is a video sharing website on which users can upload and share videos, and view them in MPEG-4 format.
Social networking
The interaction between a group of people who share a common interest.
Podcasts
A podcast is a series of digital media files, usually either digital audio or video, that is made available for download via web syndication.
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RSS
RSS (most commonly translated as "Really Simple Syndication" but sometimes "Rich Site Summary") is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.
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Social Media in Plain English by commoncraft