Week 1 Topic 1

Having read and researched online the below relate to each internet form of communication and inlcude both the characteristics and how I use them.

Email and email lists - A method of electronically passing messages from one computer user to another, typically over computer networks. www.bbn.com/utility/glossary/E. Going back to the very first time i created an email i signed upto MSN the most popular messaging service at the time and created my email address (which you need to have to even create an email) which is afrogirl88@hotmail.com i still use to this day although slightly embarassing but still applicable to myself. i send emails to family and friends regularly as well as to keep in touch with my tutors at uni. Although fully aware that at one period of time the only form of communication would have been writing letters.It is now so easy to get in touch with friends a couple of hours away or relatives the other side of the world.

Usenet and Bulletin board systems- Usenet is an online bulletin board system that began at Duke University in 1979. Usenet users can post messages to newsgroups that can be read (and responded to) by anyone who has access to the system through a newsreader. Over the years, the number of newsgroups has grown into the thousands, hosted all over the world and covering every conceivable topic. http://www.lycos.com/info/usenet--usenet-newsgroup.html Personally the only time i can think of having used such or searched bulletin boards is where i may leave a comment complaining about a product having seen other peeople experiencing the same problems or the most logical this unit that i am still getting to grips with.

IRC's chat rooms, messenger services- Msn, facebook chat, and Skype are the most current and popular forms of messenger services. An online conversation can only happen if two plus people are "online" using their accounts for which ever service they use. This service has gone global and now liekwise to email you can chat to anyone in any country almost instantly using this service. I regularly use these services as it is a simple, easy and cheap way of communicating with my friends, peers and family.

Webistes- A web site is a related collection of web files that includes an initial file called a home page. You can get to a web site by typing in the home page address, or URL, in your browser. From this home page, you can get to all the other pages on a web site.www.scotsmist.co.uk/glossary_w.html I use websites to look into various things from shopping, to television programmes, to facebook etc it is a quick and effective way of finidng out information I specifically want to.