Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. It is mainly designed for group communication in discussion forums, called channels, but also allows one-to-one communication via private message as well as chat and data transfers via Direct Client-to-Client (DCC). IRC was created by Jarkko Oikarinen in August … Read more
A newsgroup is a discussion group on the Usenet network, which is a global discussion board where users can post and read messages on a variety of topics. Newsgroups are organized into hierarchies, with each newsgroup specializing in a particular topic. For example, there are newsgroups for discussing politics, news, sports, and many other topics. … Read more
An alias is a name that represents another name. In the context of the internet, an alias is often used to represent an email address. For example, if an email address is [email protected], an alias could be [email protected]. The alias would represent the same email address, but with a different name. What is a alias … Read more
Microsoft TownHall is an online meeting place where Microsoft employees can come together to share ideas and collaborate on projects. The site includes forums, blogs, and wikis where employees can communicate with each other. TownHall is also a way for Microsoft to share information with its employees about company news and events. What is an … Read more
A Google Alert is a service offered by the search engine Google that allows users to receive email notifications whenever new content that includes specified keywords is indexed by Google. This can be used, for example, to monitor a particular news story or to keep track of mentions of a particular company or product. What … Read more
The at sign, also known as the address sign or simply @, is a commercial symbol most commonly used in email addresses and social media handles. It is used as an accounting and invoice abbreviation meaning “at a rate of” (e.g. 7 widgets @ $12 per widget = $84). It is also used in computer … Read more
A web crawler is a bot that systematically browses the World Wide Web, typically for the purpose of web indexing. A web crawler may also be called a web spider, an ant, or a web robot. Web crawlers are mainly used to create a copy of all the visited pages for later processing by a … Read more
A digital library is a library in which the collection is stored in digital format and can be accessed by computers. The digital format can be either born-digital (such as e-books and e-journals) or digitized from analogue format (such as books, journals, or newspapers). A digital library provides access to its collection through a computer … Read more
Social networking is the use of internet-based social media platforms to connect with other people, or to build relationships with other people who share similar interests. Social networking can also be used for business purposes, such as networking with potential customers or suppliers, or to find new employees. What are 3 social networks? The three … Read more
Amaya is a free and open source web browser and editor, developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). It is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Amaya has two components: a browsing component and a editing component. The browsing component allows users to navigate the web, while the editing component allows users … Read more
