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Contents

Jaclyn Clarabut,assistant editor,

Which? Computing

Fromtheeditor

I have 62 friends, at least

according to my Facebook

profile. In reality its a

collection of close friends,

acquaintances and formerwork colleagues.

While I love the fact that

the social networking

website can reunite me with

people that I havent seen or

spoken to in years I dont

understand their constant

need to poke (or even super

poke) me, send me flowers

for my virtualgarden or give me

the gift of Brad Pitt

(if only).

To find out what

social networks can

do for you see p6.

Our guide also

shows you how to

download a podcast

(p13), contribute to a Wiki(p12) or watch a range of

video clips on YouTube (p14).

Plus if youre looking for a

local plumber, mechanic or

hairdresser dont miss our

guide to Which? Local (p8).

INTRODUCINGWEB 2.0

4 Photo sharing websites

6 Make friends online

8 News groups and forums

9 Set up news feeds10 Create a weblog

12 Contribute to a wiki

13 Download a podcast

14 Using YouTube

15 Safety tipsBack page Jargon buster

WRITER Kim Gilmour h EDITOR Jaclyn Clarabut h DESIGNER Jon Ashford

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Photo sharing

websites

WEB 2.0

4 WHICH? COMPUTING WEB 2.0

Dont leave your preciousdigital photos hiding on yourcomputer where no one can

see them. Its quick and easy toshare you snaps with family andfriends using a free photo sharing

website like Flickr (www.flickr.com).

Whenever you post photos toFlickr, your friends can see them,and you can comment on eachothers images too. There are plentyof ways to share your photos: youcan also post snaps from Flickr to

yourweblog or to a public poolof other similar Flickr photos.

Assign key words to your imagesaccording to subject matter (a

process known as tagging) andyoull make your images easy tofind in a search. You can even plot

where your photos were taken ona map (called geotagging) andorganise images by putting theminto folders known as Sets.

Most photos on Flickr are madepublic, so random visitors candiscover and explore a rich world of

images taken by other members bysearching tags of their choice (suchas GreatWall or actions like jumpor hug). Personal pictures canremain private, however.

The site recently added videocapability for people who upgradeto a paid Pro account, so if you haveshort clips lasting less than 90seconds, you can add these to the

site in the same way as you canphotos. Here, well explain how tostart adding, sharing and organisingphotos to Flickr.

Whenever you postphotos to Flickr, yourfriends can see yoursnaps, and you cancomment on eachothers images. The

opportunities to shareyour photos areseemingly endless

1 Createan accountVisit www.flickr.com and click

Create Your Account. Flickr

is owned by Yahoo!, so if you

already have a Yahoo! login ID

and password, simply use thatto create the account and

choose your own special

Flickr ID, which you can

change at any time. Dont

have a Yahoo! ID? Follow

the easy sign-up instructions.

3Describeyour photosClick Describe your photos.

Add a title to your image

and a description in the

appropriate fields. Under

tags, assign key words to

your photo, like beach,kids and summer. Click

Save this Batch.

2Add a photoClick Upload your first photo (or video) > Choose Photos. Clickthe photo or photos you want to add > Select (Mac)/Open

(Windows). To choose multiple photos in Windows XP, hold down

the Ctrl button while

selecting, or repeat

the process until

youve finished. Click

Upload Photos. Free

account holders can

add 100MB of photos

per calendar month.

We explain how to sharephotos with both friendsand the public online

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Most photos on Flickrare made public, sovisitors can discover andexplore a rich world ofimages taken by othermembers by searchingtags of their choice

B

Did you know?

When starting to use Flickr,

its natural to upload as many

photos as you can. Remember

that there is a limit on the

number of photos you can

upload in a given month

once that limit is reached, you

cant upload any more photos.

This is reset at the start of

each new calendar month, soconsider pacing the creation

of your online photo album.

7Refine FlickrphotosEach photograph will displaywhether its public or private

and when it was taken or

added; simply select Edit

next to any field to change

its attributes.

8 Search forother photosConnect with other Flickrmembers by simply typing

in a few key words in the

search box. You can

comment on other peoples

images and encourage

them to seek out yours, too.

5 Share your photosThere are many ways to share Flickr photos. Some peoplemay simply stumble across them, but you can click Contacts

to hook up with existing members or invite friends to join. Visit

www.flickr.com/account and click Create your own memorable

Flickr web address to make it easy to share your profile with

friends. It will be stored at www.flickr.com/photos/yourchosenname.

4Add them to a SetPhotos with the same theme

can be organised into folders

called sets. To do so, click

Organize. Drag the photos

you want to combine into a

set into the grey space. Whenready, clickAdd to Set. Fill in

a title and description and click

Save. To see your Flickr page

clickYour photos.

6 Edit your photosFlickr also lets you edit your images online. Click your chosen

photograph > Edit Photo. For first-time users, click OK to authorise

the Picnik

application. Play

around with the

image-editingsettings such as

sharpen, red-eye,

resize and

exposure. When

happy, click Save.

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WEB 2.0

Make friendsHere, well explain how to set up an account on

Bebo and search for new friends.


Connecting with friends isbig business on the web,and social networking

websites let you interact onlinewith people in new ways. Not onlycan you use them to sendmessage to your friends, but you

can share photos, play games andquizzes, join in group discussions,leave messages on virtualnoticeboards or broadcast what

youre doing or how youre feeling.In the UK, the biggest social

networking sites are Facebook(www.facebook.com) with sevenmillion active UK users, Bebo(www.bebo.com), MySpace

(www.myspace.com) andWindows Live Spaces(http://spaces.live.com). Olderpeople, for example, can join SagaZone (www2.saga.co.uk), a socialnetworking site for the over 50s.

You may already have beeninvited to join a social network bya friend. When you sign up to asite, youll need to create a profile

that lists information aboutyourself. You can then searchfor old and new friends andadd them to your friends list.

When we tested socialnetworking sites in January 2008,

we found Bebo best for generalsocialising (although it attracts the13 to 24 year old demographic).Facebook was a close second,

but at the time our expert hadreservations about the ease ofadjusting privacy settings anddeleting an account.

1 Sign upGo to www.bebo.com > Sign

Up. Enter your name, date of

birth and email address and a

chosen password. Click Terms

of Service and familiariseyourself with them. Enter the

security word on the screen

to proceed. Click Save &

Continue. Check your email

and click the link to verify your

email address.

2 Find friendsIf you have a webmail accountlike Hotmail, enter your email

address and email password

> Find Friends. Friends on Bebo

will be listed. Ask to add them to

your friends list by ticking the box

by their name >Add Friends. The

next screen lets you invite other

friends from your address book.

3 Create profileHere, you can enter as much

or as little information as you

wish about your interests.

Under Public Profile Settings,

you can opt for your profile to

be publicly viewable by ticking

the box. When finished, click

Save & Continue. To add a

photo of yourself to yourprofile, browse to the photo

you want to add > Upload.

4 CustomiseprofileAdjust your profiles look

using boxes called Modules

that make up your profile,

such as ones for photos,

bands or your blog. When

logged in and viewing your

profile, click Change Modules

to edit how modules will bedisplayed on your page or

remove unused ones.

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B Five key tips


Social networking is a fun

activity but remember thatthe information you post

isnt necessarily private.

1Visit Bebos safety centreto learn more about how toprotect yourself online.

2Remember that you arentanonymous online, as youraccount can be traced directly

to your computer, so thinkbefore you write anything that

could damage your reputation

or the reputation of others.

3Ask permission fromfriends and family beforeposting photographs or videos

of them online.

4Think about who you wantto view your profile. Youcan access Bebos privacysettings to make sure only

pre-approved friends can

view it. On public profiles in

particular, you should never

post your real name, address

or mobile number.

5Children under the ageof 13 are not permitted touse Bebo, but parents should

be aware that it is easy to lieabout your age and create a

profile page.

7 Leave a messageWhen viewing a friends

profile, you can draw a picture

or leave a message. Click

White Board and select Draw

or Write a message. To draw,

use your mouse to draw on

the blank canvas. Click the

black square to change

colours. You can drag theslider up and down to alter

the thickness of the pen.

8 Join a groupYou can find new friends

and discuss popular topics

with others. At the top of

each Bebo page is a search

box. Type in search terms

for a topic that interests youand click Go. Click Group to

view results. If youre happy

with joining a group click

Become a Member.

6Add an appBebo lets you add mini-

applications (apps) that do

certain tasks. Flixster Movies

lets you compare movie tastes

with friends; Cities Ive Visited

lets you list where youve

been; Books iRead lets youadd books to a virtual

bookshelf. To search for apps,

click Profile >Applications

>View All. Found what you

want? Click the app name

and follow instructions.

5Add photosTo create a photo album and addimages to it, click Home >Add

Photos > Create a New Album.

Name the album > Save. Browse

to the photo you want to add >

Open. > Upload. You can now add

and save captions to each one.

When your friends log in to Bebo,

theyll be alerted to your photos.

CAPTION

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News groups and

forums

B Which? Local is live

Which? Local (www.which-

local.co.uk) lets Which?

members rate and recommend

local traders. The whole of the

UK is covered. To use it, youll

need to be a member of

Which? and have your

membership number.

1Go to www.which-local.co.uk. Under New to

the site? click Sign up Now.

Enter your membership

number > Register. Fill in the

details, agree to the terms and

conditions and click Register.

2To get started, click Makea Recommendation. Fromthe drop-down menu choose

a category and wait for a listof sub-categories to show up.

Choose one > Next. Enter the

traders name and address >

Next. Enter the traders phone

number, email address and

website, if known > Next.

3On the next page, rate yourexperience with the traderand write a review. Click Next.

Preview your entry, confirm

that you have no personalconnection with the trader >

Submit. Your entry will appear

once its been checked.

4To find recommendationsclose to you, enter yourpostcode in the My location

box, at the top right-hand of

the screen, then click Set. You

can choose a search radius, in

miles, from your location thatyou would like to search from

the drop-down menu.

When you have a query ofany kind, you can usuallysomeone find someone

else out there whos had the sameexperience. Newsgroups anddiscussion forums are types ofonline community bulletin boards

that letyou post and reply to topicsthat cover every subject imaginable.

WHATS A NEWSGROUP?

A newsgroup is technically a morebare-bones type of forum, usuallyfound on a system called Usenet

which dates back to the geekierdays of 1979 (www.usenet.org.uk).Usenet still exists today though

you wont find only underground,obscure stuff on its newsgroups there are just as many discussionson mainstream topics. The easiest

way to browse and post tonewsgroups is by creating a GoogleAccount (if you have a Google Mailaddress, you can use that to log in)and visiting Google Groups(http://groups.google.com). You can

subscribe to the newsgroups thatinterest you, so each time you visitGoogle Groups you can glance at

whats new.

WHATS A FORUM?

A forum is a more user-friendlydiscussion board with its own onlinecommunity. The BBC has forums at

www.bbc.co.uk/messageboards, for

instance. Youll find ones on food,TV, music, politics and much more.

Other forums have far morepractical purposes, particularly when

it comes to computing. Supportforums can provide helpful advice onerror messages. Windows usersmight like Bleeping Computer(www.bleepingcomputer.com) orGeeks To Go (www.geekstogo.com).

HOW DO I USE FORUMS?To post a message to a forum, youllusually need to create a free accounton the website and choose an aliasfor yourself. There should be a linkon the forums main page that saysRegister or Create a free account.Once youve signed up, you should

be able to click a button that letsyou post a new topic to a forum orreply to another. If you are askinga technical question, state the fulldetails of your problem as well as

your computers model and youroperating system.

Some forums let you change thesize and colour of your posts, entercode that lets you display imagesor display an emoticon dependingon your mood. Remember, writingin all capital letters is seen asshouting, and irony is often notdetectable on the internet.

We explained the different types of online

forums and show you how to use Which? local

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Set up news

feedsWe show you how to quicklysee updates to news and

information websites

WEB 2.0


It can be laborious having to

visit each of your favouriteinformation websites every

day. But it neednt be. To helpyou keep track of whats new andinteresting on these frequentlyupdated sites, theyll usually have

a file called a feed that deliversabstracts of fresh content tosubscribers. By subscribing to afeed, headlines, images, news andeven audio and video updates canbe monitored at a glance.

To get started, youll need to usea news reader. These are built in tothe latest Internet Explorer andFirefox web browsers. They can

also be incorporated into emailprograms, or be web-based such asBloglines (www.bloglines.com) orGoogle Reader (www.google.com/reader). A site has a feed whenit displays the or RSS icon(RSS stands for Really SimpleSyndication). Sometimes you

will need to copy the feeds webaddress into your news reader but

its quick to subscribe to feeds inFirefox and Internet Explorer 7.Heres how.

In InternetExplorer:

1When you visit a websitewith a feed, the icon onthe toolbar should show up in

colour. Click the symbol.

2An index, listing thewebsites headlines,

appears. Click Subscribe to

this feed. Now you can

track it by clicking the star

icon on the left hand side

of the toolbar, then clicking

Feeds. You can then track

headlines and news snippets

from within your browser;click a headline to read

the full version.

In Firefox

1Whenever you visit a websitewith a feed, the iconappears at the very right of the

address bar. Click this symbol.

2An index, listing thewebsites headlinesand abstracts, appears.To subscribe to the feed,

choose your news

reader from the drop

down menu (were

choosing Live

Bookmarks; Firefoxs

own built-in news reader

that displays headlines).

Click Subscribe Now.

Confirm the folder theheadlines will appear in

and click OK. You can now

monitor new headlines from

Firefoxs Bookmarks toolbar.

Click a headline to visit the

full version.

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WEB 2.0

We show you how to createyour first weblog and share

your opinions online

Create a weblog


Blogs, or weblogs, have beenpopular ways for people toexpress their opinions for

some time now. Theyre a typeof frequently updated online

journal that can include text, linksto other websites, photographs

(photoblogs) or even videos (vlogs).With countless millions inexistence, it can often seem hard forpeople to get their voices heard in aswarm of competing chatter. Thebest blogs are regularly updated,have a pre-defined purpose (ratherthan someone announcing whatthey ate for breakfast) and cancontribute a unique perspective to

the proceedings. The BaghdadBlogger, for example, gave a citizensperspective of life in Iraq just beforeand during the war when it began in2003. Random Act of Reality is theblog of Tom Reynolds, anEmergency Medical Technician forthe London Ambulance Service andprovides a fascinating insight intolife behind the blue flashing sirens

(http://randomreality.blogware.com).The ability for visitors to leave

comments in response to blogentries is a large part of bloggingsappeal and helps set it apart fromregular webpages. However, thestraightforward tools that makecreating, updating and managinga blog so simple are what havehelped the practice become

immensely popular. Blogger (ownedby Google) is our favourite weblogtool and here we explain how to setup your first blog.

Enter a display name that will

be used to sign off your blog

posts and tick the box to

accept the terms of service,

once youre happy. Next,think of a title for your blog

and give it a web address

4Edit lookand feelUse the editing

icons at the top of

the Compose box

to change the

texts font, colour

and style in the

same way as you

would with Microsoft Word, say.To link to another website,

highlight the text you want

1 Sign up to GoogleYou will need a Google

account (www.gmail.com) to

start using Blogger. If you

have a Google Mail address

then youve got a Google

account simply use that to

log in at www.blogger.com.

Otherwise, click Create Your

Blog Now and follow thesignup instructions to create

a Google account.

2 Sign up to Blogger (it will take the formathttp://your-blog-

name.blogspot.com). Finally,

choose a custom look for your

blog (a layout) from the ones

provided (click previewtemplate for a larger version).

Click Start Posting.

3 Start bloggingalreadyYou can now start publishing

posts. Under the Posting tab,

give your first post a title. The

body of your content goes in

the Compose box.

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Contribute to

a wikiWe explain the philosophy behind

shared online encyclopedias


You may have heardof the Wikipedia website(www.wikipedia.org), the

free, online encyclopedia whoseentries anyone can dive in andedit. The philosophy behind

Wikipedia is that eventually thewisdom of crowds produces anaccurate entry that is usually morehit than miss. Because there areso many people monitoring qualitycontrol and every edit can bereversed, pranksters attempts atsabotaging Wikipedia entries areusually quickly averted. Still, youshouldnt rely solely on Wikipedia

when looking up crucial things likemedical information.Awiki is a system that lets

people collaboratively edit content.It comes from the term wiki wiki,Hawaiian for quick or fast.Although wikis are easy to play

with when youre adding orcorrecting basic text, any typeof formatting such as footnotes,

require you to understand somespecial code. Dont be afraid tomake a formatting mistake, assomeone else will eventuallycorrect it.

1Create an accountIts not vital to create a

Wikipedia account but high-

profile entries only allow

registered or established

users to make changes. Click

Log In/Create an account atwww.wikipedia.org and follow

the instructions. Search for the

article you want to edit in the

search box located at the left

of each Wikipedia page.

3 Savethe entryOnce you are

happy with how

your changes look,

you can then click

Save page at the

bottom of the entry.

Your changes arenow live on the

website.

More resourcesTo learn more about how

to create entries on

Wikipedia, see UsingWikipedia,Which?

Computing, July 2008, p24.

2 Edit an articleTo edit an article, click

edit this page at the top of

the entry. What may seem

like gibberish is actually the

markup code used to format

the entries. It can seem quiteadvanced but you can learn

from what others have done

and, if you just need to make

a slight change to an entrys

text, you can do so without

needing to use formatting.

Click Show Preview to see

whether your contribution

looks correct.

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WEB 2.0

Download a

podcastWe show you how todownload a podcast

using Apple iTunes


1Download iTunesDownload iTunes fromwww.apple.com/itunes

and install the file.

2 Find a podcastVisit the Podcast Library by

clicking iTunes Store then,

from within the store, click the

Podcasts link. Click on a

featured podcast that interestsyou, or search for a podcast

by typing its name in the

search box (Which? podcast).

If you like the description,

click Subscribe. iTunes asks

you if youre sure you want

to subscribe then begins

downloading the latest

episode.

3 Listen to a podcastUnder Library, click Podcasts to view all the podcasts youve

subscribed to. Double-click an entry to listen to new episodes on

your PC, or plug in your iPod and the files will be transferred.

iTunes will automatically download all future episodes.

Digital music players arent

just for listening to music.Increasingly, more people

are subscribing to podcasts think of them as radio (andsometimes video) shows you

download and listen to any time.If you subscribe to a podcast,the program you use to downloadthe tracks will automatically lookfor new episodes when theyreput online.

Most podcasts are free andcreated by amateurs; others willcompliment existing websites.People with huge followings

(such as comedian RickyGervais) can even make moneyby charging subscribers a smallfee to download the tracks.

You dont need a digital musicplayer to listen to podcasts,

just software to download thetracks and computer speakers.If you have an iPod, though,

you can use iTunes to sync up

your podcasts in the same wayas you would do with yourmusic tracks. Here we show youhow to use iTunes to subscribeto Which?s own free monthlypodcast, accessible throughthe iTunes Music store.

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Using

YouTubeWe show you howto find and browse

video clips on Youtube


1 Search for a clipGo to www.youtube.com.

Whenever a video is posted to

YouTube, its author assigns

search terms (key words) to itthat help other people find it.

Say you want to look at some

videos of koalas. In the search

box type in a few key words

that describe what youre

looking for (cute koalas).

2 Browse for clipsRather than search for a

specific clip, you can browse

whats popular. Click the

Videos tab on the home pageand choose a subject on the

left, such as Comedy. Or

under Most Viewed you can

see what video clips have

been the most popular today.

3View a videoOnce you click on a video link,

it should start playing

automatically. Click the

pause symbol to pause the

clip and the play symbol to

resume play. Adjust volume

using the slider function (thisis independent of your

computers own volume

control so if you cant hear

anything, check that first). To

blow up the clip so it can be

viewed in full screen mode,

click the button at the bottom

right corner of the video. Press

Esc to exit the mode.

YouTube (www.youtube.com),owned by Google, is a

video-sharing website thathas taken the world by storm,thanks to broadbands popularity.It lets you search for and viewshort and snappy video clips

added by members. Because itsso easy to use, a catchy, funny clipoften attracts tens of thousands ofindividual views.

By creating an account youcan add comments about videoclips that you have viewed,bookmark your favourites andgive them star ratings out of five.Of course, if you fancy being thenext big independent film director,

you could even post your owncreations to the site.Here we explain how to search,

browse and view clips on YouTube.

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Safety tips


Todays generation ofWeb 2.0 websitesare focused on you and

your own creations, so privacyand safety online is paramount.Its relatively easy for an identifythief to find details about you,

particularly if you dont carefullyconsider the types of details youreposting on the internet.

Apart from your own security,remember that when you postmessages on forums andnewsgroups they are out in theopen so avoid posting anythinglibellous. These are out top tips forhaving a stress-free time online.

1Create a new, free webmailaccount to use when signingup to forums and websites. By

keeping your personal and admin

emails separate its easier to

ignore junk mail sent to the

backup address.

2Use an alias when postingcomments to forums, weblogsand other websites to helpprotect your real identity.

However, you may need to

use your real name when first

signing up to the actual websites.

Try to use different aliases for

different websites.

3Never post personallyidentifying details aboutyourself to your social networking

profile, such as your phonenumber and address.

4Check the websites privacysettings when youre logged

in. Can only your friends view

your social networking profile,

for instance? Is your email

address hidden?

5Choose a strong passwordconsisting of a combinationof letters, numbers and symbols.

6Avoid infringing otherscopyright when postingphotographs, videos and text to

public websites. Always ask the

permission from the copyright

holder (the person who

commissioned the photograph)

before doing so, and reference

the original source.

7Make sure that you keepyour anti-spam, firewall,

anti-spyware and anti-virus

software up-to-date.

8Watch what you say aboutcompanies and individualswhen posting messages to

forums. These may be libellous

and if someone complains

about them, the website has

a legal obligation to removeyour post or face legal action.

Your account may be banned

as a result.

Its relatively easy foran identify thief to finddetails about you,particularly if you dontthink about the types of

details youre posting onthe internet

Our advice for making sure you

stay safe online

9Keep children safe onlineby placing the computerin a public location if they use

it. Talk openly about how the

internet is a reflection of the real

world with the same dangers

they would face outside although

in the home. Use the built-inparental control settings to

monitor and limit their internet

activity, particularly if they are

very young.

10Always read websitesterms and conditionscarefully before signing up.

Can you easily opt-out of any

marketing newsletters? Will

the company pass your detailson to third parties? Do you still

own copyright of images and

videos you post?

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APPLICATION A type of program

that is used by a person, as

opposed to a program that's

used by a computer, such as

an operating system.

BLOG A regularly updated

online journal.

DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT(DRM) Copy-protection

technology that can be added

to an audio file to restrict its use,

so that you cant burn the file to

CD, for example.

EMOTICON Combination

of keyboard characters that

represent a facial expression,

such as a smiley face : - ).

GEOTAGGING The processof plotting on a map where

certain media, such as a

photo, originated.

FIREWALL Software or

hardware that blocks

unwanted communication

from and often

to the internet.

FORUM An online

messageboard.MARKUP Computer code that

helps define how a web page

should look.

MODULE A key element of a

web page that can be moved

around or customised.

NEWSGROUP

A type of online discussion

group.

PODCAST A typeof online radio

(or video)

show that

WEB 2.0

Jargon busterTechnical terms found throughout this guide

explained in plain English

Symbols Guideyou can subscribe to. Files are

downloaded and listened

to offline.

RED-EYE Red discolouration

of a subjects eyes in a flash

photograph.

SKIN A decorative theme that

has been designed to displayon certain web pages.

SOCIAL NETWORKING A way for

people to socialise online,

typically via a website, such as

Facebook or Bebo.

SPAM Unsolicited junk email.

TAGGING Process of adding

descriptive keywords to a piece

of information, such as a photo,

video or web page, to aid in the

search for it.

UPLOAD Process of sending

files from your computer to the

internet.WEB 2.0 New generation of

interactive, as opposed to static,

websites that rely on content

generated by users.

WEBLOG (see blog).

WIKI A way of collaboratively

editing content online.

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RSS Click this on a web

site to add its newsfeed.

MYSPACE Social

networking web site.

FLICKR Upload andshare photos online.

DIGG Click this on a web

sites content to vote for

it on the web site digg.com.

YOUTUBE Video

sharing web site that

allows video uploading.

FACEBOOK Social

networking web site

that works by linking friends.

web 2.0 guide (2008)

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