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open list

An agreement between an owner and many brokers. If a broker produces a ready willing, and able buyer, a commission is due. However, the owner still has the right to sell his/her property and is not obligated to pay a commission to anyone.

phishing

An attack that sends an email or displays a Web announcement that falsely claims to be from a legitimate enterprise in an attempt to trick the user into surrendering private information

LISTSERV

An emailing list that receives newsletters and updates.

synchronous communication

Any type of electronic communication, such as online discussions, Voice over IP, or videoconferencing, in which the sender and receiver are communicating online at the same time.

channel

Both the route traveled by the message and the means of transportation.

cyber bullying

Bullying that takes place by email, instant messaging, text messages or web sites

Sent items folder

By default, sent messages are saved in which folder?

MMS

(Multimedia Messages) Messages that support images, videos, sound, contact cards, and location. Sent and received via the Messages app on smart phones to other mobile/cell phones.

social networking

A means by which people use the Internet to communicate and share information among their immediate friends, and meet and connect with others through common interests, experiences, and friends.

newsreader

A newsreader gathers the news from multiple blogs or news sites using RSS, allowing readers to access all their news from a single web site or program

worms

A program that resembles a computer virus in that it can spread from one computer to another. It can propagate over a computer network and does not require a user to execute a program.

e-mail client

A software program that runs on a computer and is used to send and receive e-mail through the ISP's server.

moderator

A substance such as graphite, paraffin, or heavy water used in a nuclear reactor to slow down neutrons.

host name

A symbolic name that describes a TCP/IP device.

internet relay chat

A way of connecting to other Internet users to exchange written comments in real time, groups can also hold discussions

blind courtesy copy

A way to send an email message to more than one recipient, without the parties knowing that an identical message was sent to others.

unmoderated list

All messages are sent to the members the process is automated there is no human intervention the list can be affected by off-topic messages, junk mail, viruses the daily volume of messages can become unmanageable.

asynchronous communication

Communication that is not synchronized or kept in check with a clocking mechanism between communication devices.

social tagging

Describes the collaborative activity of marking shared online content with keywords or tags as a way to organize it for future navigation, filtering, or search.

Web-based discussion groups

Discussion Groups

contact

EXPOSURE

Contacts folder

Electronic organizer that enables you to create, view, and edit contact information.

flag

Extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable

IMAP

Internet Mail Access Protocol

Trash folder

Mac OS X version of Windows Recycle Bin.

hashtags

Mashed together phrases marked with a hash symbol, that indicates what topic the twitter tweet addresses.

flaming

Online fights using electronic messages with angry and vulgar language.

SMTP

Port 25

forward

Pro

opt-in

Program (typically a marketing effort) that requires customer consent. This program is contrasted with opt-out programs, which enroll all customers by default.

instant message

Real-time Internet communication where you exchange messages with other connected users.

Short Message Service

SMS

Usenet network

Steve Bellovin created

message header

The area at the top of the message window where you enter information about where the message is going and what it is about.

message body

The area in an e-mail message where the message body is typed.

content sharing

The exchange of intellectual property among users

message list

The list of messages displayed in the message pane

emoticon

Typed symbols that convey emotional aspects of an online message

user ID

Unique combination of characters, such as letters of the alphabet and/or numbers, that identifies a specific user. See also user name.

office web Apps

Web-based versions of Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote that allow you to create, view, and edit Office files directly from a Web browser as well as share files and collaborate with other users online. (EX 348)

Outbox folder

Which of the following e-mail features was designed for users with dial-up accounts who want to work offline and accumulate messages, then connect to the Internet and send all their queued messages at once?

Deleted items folder

Which outlook folder stores messages that have been deleted

Majordomo

a chief butler or assistant

Junk e-mail folder

a folder within an e-mail client or on an E-mail Service Provider server that stores e-mail messages that are identified, either by the user or by an automated spam filter, as undesired or undesirable

contact category

a list of contacts that you can refer collectively by a single name and to whom you can easily address a single e-mail

social bookmarking

a method for Internet users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet

chat room

a virtual meeting room where you can communicate in real time

online survey technology

ability to send online survey

subject line

alerts the reader immediately to the content of the document

chat

an item of personal, movable property; slave

courtesy copy

cc used to stand for carbon copy- used to denote that a cooy of the correspondence has been sent to someone else

social opinion sites

check out users reviews for products, movies, books, travel accomodations, local restaurants , and service providers

moderated list

compilation of messages deemed inappropriate or irrelevant to the list members of a mailing list

HTML-formatted message

contains formatting such as different fonts

Attach line

contains the file names of any attachments

folksonomy

content structure that has emerged from the processing of many user tags

newsgroups

discussion groups dedicated to one topic

Web-based e-mail service

e-mail service available to a user through a browserand web site

Web-based chat

exchanging text messages in real time using a web page site chat room

Spam folder

folder that creates alot of unwanted pop ups

"Nigerian Sting" operations

fraudulent requests for money

e-mail marketing software

helps organizations send e-mail and track the success of marketing campaign

lurking

hiding or moving about in a secret and sly manner

Sent Mail folder

holds all mail sent by a user

message rule

instructs windows live mail to automatically move certain messages to specific folders

social media

involves electronic technologies that link people to networks and allow the exchange of personal and professional information as well as common interests such as product and brand preferences

Drafts folder

messages saved that can be sent or completed later

NNTP

network news transfer protocol

stock-manipulation schemes

scams encouraging unwary investors to buy a specific stock

NNTP client

software that allows you to read and post articles ina newsgroup

list address

the address to which you send messages and replies

list owner

those who describe and acquire prospects (as market segments) that show potential of becoming customers of the list user.

watched conversation

to more easily identify messages

posting

transferring information from a journal entry to a ledger account

Windows Live Photos

used to create photo albums

Inbox folder

which outlook folder stores recieved messages

To line

who the message is to

subscribe

1. To pledge to pay for something or to contribute to something; to place an order by signin

news server

A News Server is a computer which stores and forwards Usenet messages.

wiki

A collaborative website that can be edited by anyone that can access it.

attachment

A document attached to an e-mail message and sent in its original file format.

Windows Live SkyDrive

A file storage and sharing service that allows users to upload files, and then access them from a Web browser.

signature file

A file that places something you have prewritten at the end of each e-mail message you send out.

POP

A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

Trojan horse

A large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War

list server

A list-server is an email based electronic conference. Any message sent to the list server will be automatically emailed to everyone on that list.

closed list

A mailing list in which the list's administrator approves requests for membership.

Bcc line

Guide word in an e-mail message that stands for blind carbon copy; sends a copy of the message without the addressee's knowledge.

Cc line

Guide word in an e-mail message that stands for carbon copy or courtesy copy; where you type the address of anyone who is to receive a copy of the message.

administrative address

In a mailing list, the email address to which you send commands, such as the address that you use to subscribe to a list.