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When did the internet reach the novelty (development), entrepreneurial, and mass medium stages? |
novelty: started as a military communications network entrepreneurial: allowed immediate 2 way communication, and one to many communicationmass medium stage: internet was a multimedia source for both information and entrainment as it quickly became a part of our everyday lives
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How does the World Wide Web work? What is its significance in the development of the internet? |
- a text data-linking system that allowed computer-accessed information to associate with, or link to, other information no matter where it was on the internet
- HTML (written code that creates web pages and links) is a language that all computers can read so computers with different operating systems can communication easily - the web and html allows info to be organized in an easy-to-use nonlinear matter- next step in using the internet |
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WHat are the six main types of social media? |
-blogs
-collaborative projects -content communities -social networking sites -virtual game worlds -virtual social worlds |
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What elements of today's digital world are part of the Semantic Web? |
-Semantic web basically organizes the current web into meaningful categories. Family, friends, calendars, mutual interests.-the semantic web is organized in human language
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Which of the five major digital companies are most aligned with the "open internet", and which are most aligned with the "closed internet"? |
Closed internet - a corporation can restrict what you see over an internet connection (Facebook?) Open internet - any piece of info on the internet is equal to other pieces of info in the eyes of info producers, consumers, and government. (Google?)
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What is the role of data mining in the digital economy? What are the ethical concerns? |
The act of location and consumer habits used to provide specific marketing. Ethical concerns - people get freaked out by companies acquiring their personal info
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Why is net neutrality such an important issue? |
- every website and every user has the right to the same internet network speed and access
- major cable and telephone companies want to offer faster connection to people willing to pay more, but net neutrality says they cant |
