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Internet Applications

Internet Applications. Spring 2008. Housekeeping. Expectations Introductions Course structure Overview of Syllabus. Documents. Course documents Syllabus / course packet http://blackboard.unc.edu INLS572_Spring2008@listserv.unc.edu. Group discussion.

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Internet Applications

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  1. Internet Applications Spring 2008

  2. Housekeeping • Expectations • Introductions • Course structure • Overview of Syllabus

  3. Documents • Course documents • Syllabus / course packet • http://blackboard.unc.edu • INLS572_Spring2008@listserv.unc.edu

  4. Group discussion • Break into groups (4-6 people each) and discuss what you expect to learn in this course (technologies, concepts, etc). • Be prepared to report the main concepts that stood out in your group to the class.

  5. Background and experience • What is our background with the Internet? • What roles do online applications play in our lives (personal, social, educational, work)? • What are our expectations and goals for this course?

  6. Definitions • The Internet • Applications • Information • Architecture / organization • Users

  7. Common examples • Google docs • Songza • Microsoft live • Yahoo • Blogs - Technorati • Wikipedia

  8. Common themes • Users / clients • Developers, contributors, readers, buyers • Platforms • Systems, devices, applications, languages • Application design • Look and feel, functionality, relationship to users • Information structure • Organization, data structure, portability, extensibility • User issues • Security / Privacy, Accessibility, information need

  9. Application boundaries • What are the boundaries of Internet Applications? • What can internet applications do? • Where do we think that ‘non-internet’ applications take over? • What creates these divisions – technical reasons, social reasons?

  10. Next week • History of Internet • Structure of the Internet • The anatomy of an Internet application • Group sign-ups

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