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Trackback
A trackback is one of three types of linkbacks, methods for Web authors to request notification when somebody links to one of their documents. Read the rest of this entry »

A web-based presentation that only allows data transmission one way and does not allow interaction between the presenter and the audience.

Short for Web-based seminar, a presentation, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the internet. The presentation is interactive in that the speaker and audience can share information back and forth through voice or on-line chat features.

This is the ability of making phone calls using your internet connection, thereby eliminating telephone charges. The quality of your call is as good as the quality and reliability of your internet connection. This is how products and services like Skype™ and magicJack work. Not recommended when participating in a virtual event, especially if you are a presenter.

A method of syndicating web content for easy distribution (articles, blog entries, podcasts). A website owner who wants their content to be distributed to other sites will register with a RSS publisher.

A Podcast is a recording of a non-music audio broadcast (e.g. news, sports, presentations, discussions, etc.) in MP3 format. Listeners can playback podcasts on a PC or digital music player.

software available to the public on the internet at no cost, and the source code is available for anyone to study, use or modify.

MP3 stands for MPEG Audio Layer 3, which refers to an audio technology that compresses CD-quality sound while retaining most of the original sound characteristics. Listeners can playback MP3 files on a PC, using media player software, or on a digital music player (like an iPod).

The measurement, collection, analysis and reporting of internet data for purposes of understanding and optimizing web usage. It reports information such as how many visitors, what browser they used to access the site, how long they stay on the site, how many times each link is clicked, what keywords were used to find the site using a search engine, which search engines are used to find the site, etc. A common analytics tool is Google Analytics.

A business-oriented social networking site. The purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people they know and trust in business. The people in the list are called Connections. Users can invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a connection.