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Blogs A Web site that contains dated text entries in reverse chronological order (most recent first) about a particular topic. Blogs serve many purposes from online newsletters to personal journals to "ranting and raving." They can be written by one person or a group of contributors. Entries contain commentary and links to other Web sites, and images as well as a search facility may be included. Blogs may also contain video. www.zdnet.com 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 9/11/2008
White papers A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that often addresses problems and how to solve them. White papers are used to educate readers and help people make decisions. They are used in politics and business. They can also be a government report outlining policy.* *www.wikipedia.com 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 9/11/2008
Downloads Uploading and Downloading are related terms used to describe the transfer of electronic data between two computers or similar systems. More colloquially, they are sometimes applied to transfers to/from removable media such as CDs. To download is to receive data from a remote or central system, such as a webserver, FTP server, mail server, or other similar systems. A download is any file that is offered for downloading or that has been downloaded.[1][2] The word's primary usage comes in the form of a verb. Increasingly, websites that offer streaming media or media displayed in-browser, such as YouTube, and which place restrictions on the ability of users to save these materials to their computers after they have been received, say that downloading is not permitted.[3] That is, "download" is used to mean "receive and save" instead of simply "receive".* *www.wikipedia.com 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 9/11/2008
Reviews A review is an evaluation of a publication, such as a movie, video game, musical composition, book, or a piece of hardware like a car, appliance, or computer. In addition to a critical statement, the review's author may assign the work a rating to indicate its relative merit. More loosely, an author may review current events or items in the news 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 9/11/2008
CIO 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 (Chief Information Officer)The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. All systems design, development and datacenter operations fall under CIO jurisdiction. CIOs have demanding jobs as information systems in an organization are often taken for granted until something breaks down. The CIO is responsible for explaining to executive management the complex nightmare this industry has gotten itself into over the past 40 years and why equipment must be constantly retrofitted or replaced. Justifying new expenditures can be a difficult part of the job.Increasingly, CIOs are involved in creating business and e-business opportunities through information technology. Collaborating with other executives, CIOs are often working at the core of business development within the organization. Also known as "MIS Director.“ www.zdnet.com 9/11/2008
Podcasts 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 An audio broadcast that has been converted to an MP3 file or other audio file format for playback in a digital music player or computer. The "pod" in podcast was coined from "iPod," the predominant portable, digital music player, and although podcasts are mostly verbal, they may contain music. www.zdnet.com 9/11/2008
Mobile 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 Remote, portable, on-the-go. The term "mobile" used by itself is wireless parlance for the client device, such as a cellphone, PDA or laptop. See mobile computing and mobile platform. www.zdnet.com 9/11/2008
Webcasts 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 (1) To send live audio or video programming over the Web. It is the Internet counterpart to traditional radio and TV broadcasting.(2) To send selected Web-based information (text, graphics, audio, video, etc.) to Internet users based on individual requirements. See push technology. www.zdnet.com 9/11/2008
Case studies 9/11/2008 9/11/2008 Rather than using samples and following a rigid protocol to examine limited number of variables, case study methods involve an in-depth, longitudinal examination of a single instance or event: a case. They provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the results. As a result the researcher may gain a sharpened understanding of why the instance happened as it did, and what might become important to look at more extensively in future research. Case studies lend themselves to both generating and testing hypotheses 9/11/2008