Online Communication. Chat Rooms Instant Messaging Blogging Social Media

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1 Online Communication Chat Rooms Instant Messaging Blogging Social Media

2 { Advantages: { Reduces cost of postage Fast and convenient Need an address to sign up for other online accounts. Eliminates phone charges/data usage If sending from computer, not smart phone! Disadvantages: May be difficult to understand tone while reading rather than hearing voice on the phone Both parties need a computer with internet access and valid addresses {

3 To: who is receiving the message Need to make sure address is complete and correct. Subject: What the is about It s like the title; always include one; can search it CC: carbon copy Include additional addresses to send copies to other people. BCC: blind carbon copy Send a copy to someone else without the original recipient knowing you did so. Attachments: add files to your Can be a Word doc, PowerPoint, picture, etc. Message: the main section of the {Parts of an Message

4 Avoid too large attachments. Ensure that the style is appropriate It should be professional if it is a business e- mail and may be more relaxed if it is to a friend. Check regularly so you can reply in a timely manner. Beware of viruses. Don t open unless you know who they are from (especially if the sender or subject look fishy)! { Guidelines

5 You can choose how you want your to be organized. Without keeping up on it can get out of hand quickly! Your provider may allow you to organize by task, sender, or priority. You may create folders to store related e- mails. Delete unwanted messages right away {Keep Your Organized

6 SPAM unwanted or junk How do they get your ? Companies purchase lists or use software to search for addresses. If you buy items online or participate in newsgroups or chat rooms connected to your address, they can be picked up. Some providers do scan s for SPAM and they are marked as such. It is assumed that you don t want these s and they are automatically send to a separate folder in your . {SPAM

7 Install anti-spam software. free block spam programs Before registering on a site, read the privacy policy to see how it uses your address. Have two accounts. Use one as a public address and use this for registering on websites and with stores. Use the other as a private address and only share it with family, friends, on resumes, etc. {How To Prevent SPAM

8 s or social media posts that contain untrue information May request that you send money or pass on bogus information Clog up the Internet Unsure if what you ve received is a hoax? Check here: {Internet Hoaxes

9 Netiquette: general rules that exist across online communication forums Standards of Behavior: Rule #1: The Golden Rule Treat others how you would like to be treated. Refrain from name-calling, swearing, explicit or prejudiced language No scrolling, flooding, trolling, flaming or threats Netiquette {(Etiquette on the Net)

10 Scrolling: repeatedly posting the same text to disrupt the chat Flooding: abusing the use of smileys or posting large or multiple pictures simultaneously Trolling: a general term for being intentionally annoying Scrolling and flooding everywhere, reviving several topics, insulting everyone for no reason, etc. Flaming: fighting with or throwing insults at other members Threats: could be about hacking the site or toward specific individuals Netiquette {(Etiquette on the Net)

11 Newsgroup: online discussion forum in which people post, read, and reply to messages from other members Also known as discussion groups Exist for more than 30,000 topics including: games, hobbies, science, computers, current issues, debates, etc. Some newsgroup directories to check out: Microsoft discussion groups Google groups Binsearch groups {Newsgroups

12 Chat rooms are a form of synchronized conferencing. People come together as a group to communicate online. Typically has a specific topic of interest. Text is sent in real-time and visible to everyone in the chat room. A lot like a group text but it can be with people you don t know. It could be through work sort of like a real-time group . {Chat Rooms

13 Services or programs that enable you to communicate in real time with people who are also online. Like a cross between ing and a phone conversation User sets up a list of contact or Buddy List Can accept or reject communication Can hold simultaneous individual conversations or create a custom IM chat room {Instant Messaging

14 { { DO s Explore the security options available and set them to the most secure. Be careful about personal info you enter anywhere into the system (in conversations or otherwise) Report it to your IM provider if you are ever harassed. DONT s Don t use IM for confidential or sensitive conversations. Never give anyone permission to add you to their contact list unless you know who they are. {Instant Messaging Tips

15 Blogging: the act of writing one s blog Blog: a website of frequent, chronological publications of thoughts and/or links Often a combination of what is going on in one s life and what is happening on the web. More on this in a future unit! {Blogging

16 Social Media: web-based interactive communication A group of Internet-based applications that build on the ideological and technological foundations of Web 2.0, and that allow the creation and exchange of user-generated content. - Andreas Kaplan and Michael Haenlein Inarguably changed the way we communicate. {Social Media

17 Social Bookmarking: tag websites and search through websites bookmarked by other people Del.icio.us, Blinklist, PortaPortal, Pinterest Social News: vote and comment on articles Digg, Reddit Social Networking: add friends, comment on profiles, join groups and have discussions Facebook, Hi5, Last.FM, Twitter Social Photo and Video Sharing: share photos or videos and comment on user submissions YouTube, Flickr, Instagram, Vine Wikis: add and edit existing articles Wikipedia, Wikia {Social Media Categories

18 Internet users who participate in social media by age: year olds 89% year olds 72% year olds 60% 65 and older 43% 71% of users access social media from a mobile device. From , Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter all grew in terms of users. {Social Media Stats

19 Holding onto it s lead as the largest, but some predict that Google+ will surpass Facebook with social sharing in There are now over 1.15 billion Facebook users. 23% of Facebook users log in 5 or more times per day. {Facebook Stats

20 Google+ has only been around since June of It has reached over 360 million active monthly users. The year old bracket has grown 56% since {Google+ Stats

21 There are now over 550,000,000 registered users. Twitter can handle up to 1 quintillion users. That s: 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Twitter was the fastest growing social network in at a 44% growth rate. 46% of Twitter users log in at least once a day. {Twitter Stats

22 There are now more than 300 million Instagram users. 43% of accounts post more than once a day. 50% of pictures posted use the filter Normal. In other words: #nofilter {Instagram Stats

23 There are now more than 100 million monthly Snapchat users. 71% of Snapchat users are age 25 or younger. Around 1 billion Snapchat stories are viewed per day. {Snapchat Stats

24 Now it s your turn! You will research 2 social media sites. More details to come Social Media What s it all about?