Glossary of New Organizing Terms

From GrassrootsPedia

Adsense - Google's pay-per-click, context-relevant program available to blog and web publishers as a way to create revenue. (via http://bit.ly/7hvLFS)

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BitTorrent – is a method for delivering content more efficiently to a consumer that enables pieces of content to be simultaneously delivered from more than one distributor. BitTorrent is one of several peer-2-peer protocols.

Badge – An image, usually squared and displayed on a blog, which signifies the blogger’s participation in an event, contest, or social movement (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Blog Post/Entry – Content published on a blog. Entries may include pictures or embedded videos and links URLs for online sources used.(via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Blogroll – An assembly of blog URLs – blogs that the blogger reads regularly – displayed at the sidebar of the blog (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Blogs – A website where individual(s) provide entries of any type of content from video and podcasts to traditional text and photos in order to inform or create discussions; presented in reverse chronological order (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Boardreader – An aggregator of message boards and forum discussions (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Comments – Replies or opinions in reference to the topic at hand; usually left on blog posts (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Compete – Provides web analytics (i.e. unique monthly visitors to the site) and enables people to compare and contrast up to 5 different sites at a time (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

“Do-good” networks – Online communities aimed at making the world a better place (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Broadband – is a high-speed network connection that makes video delivery possible. Broadband can carry data, voice, TV and video simultaneously over long distances at much higher speeds and in greater quantities than a conventional telephone line. DSL, otherwise known as digital subscriber line, is an example of broadband technology.

Convergence – is the merging of gadgets, types of content, and/or industries. One such example is Apple’s iPhone that combines the personal computer, the PMP, and the telephone.

Groundswell – A social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions like corporations. (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Metrics – are tools for measuring things such as the amount of distribution a movie receives.

MMS (Multi-Media Messaging Service) – enables content distributors to push audio-visual content to mobile phones. The most common types of content are video messaging and ringtones.

Monetization – is the process of converting something of value into money. For example when a studio sells a film they are monetizing their product.

Peer-To-Peer (P2P) – is a term used to describe a group of methods for more efficiently delivering content to a consumer over the Internet. These systems make it possible for pieces of content to be simultaneously delivered from more than one distributor. For example, when a movie is delivered over a p2p network, the first and second frames may come from two different distributors.

Portals – are web sites like Google, Yahoo, YouTube and MySpace that can either act as a starting point to discovering content on the Internet, or that can actually deliver content themselves.

RSS Feed – Really Simple Syndication; a system that generates frequently updated information from a site (i.e. blog posts, online articles)

   * Reader – Aggregates information from RSS Feed into one site (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

Search Engine Marketing (SEM) – Is a form of Internet marketing that seeks to promote websites by increasing their visibility in search engine result pages (SERPs). According to the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization, SEM methods include: search engine optimization (or SEO), paid placement, contextual advertising, and paid inclusion (Wikipedia, Search Engine Marketing)

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) – Is the process of improving the volume and quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via “natural” (”organic” or “algorithmic”) search results. (Wikipedia, Search Engine Optimization)

Social Networking Sites – Large sites that host multiple communities comprised of people with profiles who have with similar interests. These sites offer a place where people engage with one another online and share content. Example communities include:

   * Facebook – An online community for people to connect or re-connect with others. Enables people to share videos, pictures and information about themselves. One of the fastest growing social networks of the past two years.
   * LinkedIn – A professional online community used to network with fellow professionals; an online resume sharing site
   * MySpace – A site where people can meet others with similar interests, creating online communities by sharing videos, photos, and personal information
   * Friendfeed – enables you to keep up-to-date on the web pages, photos, videos and music that your friends and family are sharing. It offers a unique way to discover and discuss information among friends (FriendFeed About Section)
   * YouTube – An online site for uploading and discussing videos; Videos can also be embedded from YouTube onto other social media sites such as blogs or social networks
   * Flickr – Online site for storing, sharing and commenting on photos
   * Twitter – A micro-blogging community where posts and links are 140 characters or less
         o Tweet – The post/entry made on Twitter
         o Hashtag – Similar to regular tags, these are keywords associated and assigned to an item of content with a hash mark (#) attached to the front of the word. Hashtags make it easier to follow a topic of interest discussed on Twitter
         o Twitter Search – A search engine that filters out real-time tweets

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Social Bookmarking – A method for people to search, organize, store and share items (i.e. blog posts, online articles, pictures, etc.) of interest using the item’s URL (via http://bit.ly/4LlbJR)

WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) – is a technical specification for formatting Internet content for mobile devices.

Web 2.0 – Is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as a platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform – Tim O’Reilly

Webcasts – are programs that allow users from all over the Internet to watch content simultaneously. The experience is much like watching a TV channel.

Webinar – An online training or lecture

Webisodes – are generally short form content that is distributed on the Internet through a website such as YouTube.

WiFi – is a means by which portable devices can connect to the Internet wirelessly.

Viral Marketing – is a technique that is based on the assumption that people will share interesting and entertaining content. Blogs and seemingly amateur videos are often used to create word-of-mouth buzz for a new product or service, generating exposure that is often much more valuable than traditional advertising.

h/t to Screen Actors Guild for several of these terms