Online Communication E-mail Chat Rooms Instant Messaging Blogging Social Media
{ Advantages: { Reduces cost of postage Fast and convenient Need an email 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 email addresses {E-mail
To: who is receiving the message Need to make sure address is complete and correct. Subject: What the e-mail is about It s like the title; always include one; can search it CC: carbon copy Include additional e-mail 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 e-mail Can be a Word doc, PowerPoint, picture, etc. Message: the main section of the e-mail {Parts of an E-mail Message
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 e-mail regularly so you can reply in a timely manner. Beware of viruses. Don t open email unless you know who they are from (especially if the sender or subject look fishy)! {E-mail Guidelines
You can choose how you want your e-mail to be organized. Without keeping up on e-mail it can get out of hand quickly! Your e-mail 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 E-mail Organized
SPAM unwanted or junk e-mail How do they get your e-mail? Companies purchase lists or use software to search for e-mail addresses. If you buy items online or participate in newsgroups or chat rooms connected to your e-mail address, they can be picked up. Some e-mail providers do scan e-mails for SPAM e-mail and they are marked as such. It is assumed that you don t want these e-mails and they are automatically send to a separate folder in your email. {SPAM
Install anti-spam software. www.download.com free block spam programs Before registering on a site, read the privacy policy to see how it uses your e-mail address. Have two e-mail accounts. Use one as a public e-mail address and use this for registering on websites and with stores. Use the other as a private e-mail address and only share it with family, friends, on resumes, etc. {How To Prevent SPAM
E-mails 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: www.hoaxbusters.org www.snopes.com {Internet Hoaxes
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)
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)
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
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 email. {Chat Rooms
Services or programs that enable you to communicate in real time with people who are also online. Like a cross between e-mailing 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
{ { 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
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
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
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
Internet users who participate in social media by age: 18-29 year olds 89% 30-49 year olds 72% 50-60 year olds 60% 65 and older 43% 71% of users access social media from a mobile device. From 2012-2013, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, and Twitter all grew in terms of users. {Social Media Stats
Holding onto it s lead as the largest, but some predict that Google+ will surpass Facebook with social sharing in 2016. There are now over 1.15 billion Facebook users. 23% of Facebook users log in 5 or more times per day. {Facebook Stats
Google+ has only been around since June of 2011. It has reached over 360 million active monthly users. The 45-54 year old bracket has grown 56% since 2012. {Google+ Stats
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 2012-2013 at a 44% growth rate. 46% of Twitter users log in at least once a day. {Twitter Stats
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
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
Now it s your turn! You will research 2 social media sites. More details to come Social Media What s it all about?