management information systems chp. 9
microblogging
-a form of blogging that allows users to write short messages (or capture an image or embedded video) and publish them
-a free microblogging service that allows its users to send messages and read other users' messages and updates
tag
-a keyword or term that describes a piece of information
social graph
-a map of all relevant links or connections for one member of a social network
social shopping
-a method of electronic commerce that takes all of the key aspects of social networks-friends, groups, voting, comments, discussions, reviews etc- and focuses them on shopping
blog (weblog)
-a personal web site, open to the public, in which the site creator expresses his or her feelings or opinions with a series of chronological entries
social network
-a social structure composed of individuals, groups, or organizations linked by values, visions, ideas, financial exchange, friendship, kinship, conflict, or trade
really simple syndication
-a technology that allows users to receive the information they want, when they want it, without having to surf thousands of websites
wiki
-a website on which anyone can post material and make changes to other material
social networking
-activities performed using social software tools or social networking features
social advertising
-advertising formats that make use of the social context of the user viewing the ad
web 2.0 media
-any web site that provides user-generated media content and promotes tagging, rating, commenting, and other interactions among users and their media contributions
social commerce
-the delivery of electronic commerce activities and transactions through social computing
social intelligence
-the monitoring, collection, and analysis of socially generated data and the resultant strategic decisions
social capital
-the number of connections a person has within and between social networks
blogosphere
-the term for the millions of blogs on the web
social marketplaces
-these act as online intermediates that harness the power of social networks for introducing, buying, and selling products and services
ajax
-web development technique that allows portions of web pages to reload with fresh data rather than requiring the entire web page to reload
mashup
-web site that takes different content from a number of other web sites and mixes them together to create a new kind of content
web 2.0
a loose collection of information technologies and aplications, plus the websites that use them
social computing
a type of information technology that combines social behavior and information systems that create value
