1. Communication

2. electronic mail (e-mail) Email allows you tosend a message toanother person almostinstantly, anywhere inthe world. It requires bothcomputers to beconnected to theInternet. As well as sending atext message, files canbe sent as emailattachments. 3. Instant Messaging(IM) Real-time communicationbetween more than one person. Sending text messages viacomputers. Needs to be read there and then(not like an email). Some instant messagingprograms let you speak insteadof type or even use the web camto view the person you are 4. Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Talk with other people viaInternet Other person should beusing VoIP as well You can also call totelephone Ideal for long distance /international calls You need only a microphoneor a VoIP phone 5. Syndication (RSS) feeds Published information that is frequentlyupdated. Most good news websites have RSSfeed. A RSS document is called a "feed" or"channel". You need to subscribe to get feeds 6. Blogging (web logs) A website where persons write theirarticles which can then be viewed byvisitors Blogging = maintaining a blog 7. Blogs Cont.. Can be for news, politics, current affairs, oreven personal Readers can comment on the blog Blogs are made up of mainly text but cancontain pictures, music and also videos 8. Podcasts Providing content (such as radioprograms) in a downloadable form. After download, can be accessedthrough PC or iPod. The term "podcast" is a combination ofthe words "iPod" and "broadcast". Many web sites allow you to manuallydownload content.