Dashauns vocab words

Question 1

Accessibility

Answer 1

refers to the ease of obtaining the tools needed to publish content on various media platforms.

Question 2

Aggregator

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a Web browser or client application that collects or aggregates syndicated Web content into a single location so that users can easily view the content.

Question 3

Ajax

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an important programming methodology used to build Web 2.0 sites

Question 4

Amplification rate

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The number of shares per post on a social media channel.

Question 5

Avatar

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can be a simulation of the user, an actual picture of the user, or another image, such as an animal or cartoon, that represents the user.

Question 6

Blog

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a collection of entries posted on a Web site displayed in reverse chronological order (from newest to oldest entries).

Question 7

Applause rate

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The number of likes per post on a social media channel.

Question 8

Contributor

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someone who creates and uploads original content on a social media service.

Question 9

Conversation rate

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The number of comments per post on a social media channel

Question 10

Dashboard

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a Web page made up of a collection of panels that present different information.

Question 11

Distribution

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refers to how many places a particular piece of content is made available

Question 12

Exposure

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measures your potential audience by measuring the number of your followers plus the number of followers for each person who shared your content.

Question 13

Freemium

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a pricing strategy by which a basic product or service is provided free of charge, but money (a premium) is charged for additional features, services, or virtual (online) or physical (offline) goods

Question 14

Frequency

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refers to the number of times within a certain period that a particular item is published in the media.

Question 15

hashtag

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a particular type of metadata tag that is used quite often on social media sites to help organize and find content.

Question 16

immediacy

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how fast content is created and distributed.

Question 17

impression

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Each time a piece of content is displayed

Question 18

influencer

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anyone who has the power to sway or persuade others.

Question 19

instant messaging

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type and view messages sent to one or more recipients, and view the responses immediately.

Question 20

JavaScript

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a programming language used on Web pages to make them interactive

Question 21

live chat

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, both users must be online to hold a conversation.

Question 22

live streaming

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broadcasting live video and/or audio over the Internet to an audience.

Question 23

mashup

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merges content and scripts (application programming interfaces [APIs]) from multiple Web sites to create new, innovative applications that contain content the individual Web site authors did not anticipate for their sites.

Question 24

metadata

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simply information that describes other data.

Question 25

microblog

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allows users to send brief (usually 280 characters or fewer) messages.

Question 26

Nested comments

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replies to individual comments and are posted directly under that comment

Question 27

Participant

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someone who often responds to the social media content posted by others.

Question 28

permanence

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refers to how long the content exists or can be accessed.

Question 29

podcast

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a syndicated audio or video digital media file that a user can download to a computer or portable media player (such as an Apple iPod).

Question 30

reach

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indicates the actual number of unique people who view or otherwise access a particular article, advertisement or other content.

Question 31

Semantic Web

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Web applications that can contextualize data as they process it;

Question 32

sentiment

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the emotion behind a social media interaction

Question 33

sharer

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someone who views and shares content on social media sites.

Question 34

SMS gateway

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services that allow you to send text messages via an instant messaging (IM) service, mobile phones that support SMS, the World Wide Web and desktop computers.

Question 35

Social bookmarking

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allow users to save, organize, manage, and share links to Web sites and other Internet resources.

Question 36

social collaboration

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refers to services that allow users to manage content and links they find on the Internet

Question 37

social commerce

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occurs when some type of social interaction or engagement is added to the process of buying and selling products online.

Question 38

social entertainment

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virtual worlds and online games that have social features included in them

Question 39

social games

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online or mobile app games that allow users to play on their own schedule, but also interact with other game players in some way.

Question 40

social media

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any online service, site or mobile app that allows people to interact and be social.

Question 41

social media publishing

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allow you to create or upload content and interact with the users who read the content.

Question 42

social networks

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services that group individuals with common interests or goals into specific groups or communities.

Question 43

spectator

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someone who watches other users' activities on a social network site, but rarely (if ever) participates.

Question 44

streaming

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send real-time audio and video from the publisher via a video cam, Webcam, or even a mobile device directly to the viewer's computer or mobile device.

Question 45

tags

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describe online content such as text, images, videos, and bookmarks.

Question 46

text messaging

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a method of communication in which a user types and sends short messages from a mobile phone to another mobile phone.

Question 47

traditional media

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involves push or one-way communication methods.

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unstructured data

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does not follow a specific data format and is hard to organize or label.

Question 49

user generated content

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content generated by consumers turned publishers

Question 50

video conferences

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adds a layer of visual communication so the participants can see non-verbal expressions and view visual aids such as drawings, graphics or slideshows.

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viral

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reaches huge audiences.

Question 52

virtual world

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a simulated environment where multiple users can interact in real time.

Question 53

voice over IP

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voice information delivered in digital form as packets of data using the Internet Protocol (IP) instead of the traditional circuit switched lines of the public switched telephone network (PSTN).

Question 54

Web 2.0

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allows non-technical users to work together to collectively classify and find information

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Web feed

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a data format for delivering Web content that is frequently updated, such as blog entries and news headlines.

Question 56

Webcast

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Another term used for a live streaming broadcast

Question 57

XML - Extensible Markup

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a markup language used to store, describe and share data on the Web.