So does that mean the internet or sms or what?
What are these new technologies?
New and refined information and communication technologies are being released almost daily so
keeping up with the latest can be a challenge. It doesn’t help when the language used to describe
the ways in which they can be used also changes – over time and from group to group! Listed below
is a basic list of the types of technologies and how they work.
Personal web sites: Sites to post material, including writings, drawings, and pictures. May
allow users to comment.
Blogs (weblogs): Interactive personal online diaries or journals.
Email: Asynchronous (not real time) communication sent to individual(s) or a discussion
list.
Discussion groups or boards: Asynchronous group communications around a topic.
Chat: Synchronous (real time) group communication, with ability to establish private
chats.
Instant Messaging (IM): Synchronous private communications with anyone on a contact or
“buddy list.”
Short Message Service (SMS): A popular service provided by mobile phones to write and send
short text messages synchronously. Generally cheap to use, quick and to the point.
Text/digital image messaging: Messages or images sent via cell-phones.
Gaming: Online interactive games that are played user against the machine or that involve
two or more users.
Social networking communities: Web sites that combine the features of profiles, personal web
sites, blogs, discussion groups/boards, chat, gaming, and messaging.
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