RLC Computers - Ch 7 Social Web

Question 1

Traditional social networking sites are being blurred w/ other sites bc many sites allow users

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to build a network of friends

Question 2

What kind of content is contained in blogs?

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all of these are

Question 3

In 2014 people in countries like the Ukraine used the social web during times of

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political crises

Question 4

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, etc. are all examples of sites that make of the _____web

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social

Question 5

SixDegrees.com was one of the 1st sites to combine the use of profiles with ______ in 1 service

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friends lists

Question 6

Blogging became widely popular in 1999 when this became generally available to the public

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blogging tools

Question 7

What is a "piece of server software that allows users to freely create & edit web page content"

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a wiki

Question 8

All of the following are sites that launched within months of each other, except

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Question 9

This wiki allows users to contribute definitions, pronunciations, & etymologies of words

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Wiktionary.org

Question 10

When you view/download/exchange media files over the Internet, it's referred to as

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media sharing

Question 11

Friendster faded out in the US, but it is still popular in

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Asia

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a social bookmarking site noted in chapter 7

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Flickr

Question 13

Web 2.0 is a phase of the development of the web that is associated with

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user involvement & collaboration

Question 14

Of the following social networking sites, which initially launched in 1999 & relaunched in 2005

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AsianAvenue

Question 15

In the '80s, early Internet service providers such as CompuServe used bulletin boards called

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discussion forums

Question 16

A predicted trend in social technology is the ability to carry over your ____ from site to site

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identity

Question 17

Social bookmarking allows you to make note of online content in the form of tags called

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bookmarks

Question 18

Ch 7 says companies often host blogs on their websites so they can ________ & ________

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share info w/ customers; listen to their customers' opinions

Question 19

Appearing in 1997, this is considered one of the 1st true social networking sites

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SixDegrees.com

Question 20

Anyone can contribute to text, audio or video using this wiki content model to share knowledge

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open editing

Question 21

Many media sharing sites use live media streaming, a technology that allows you to send content

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over live broadcasts

Question 22

Online socializing began in the late ______ when services like Usenet appeard

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1970s

Question 23

Which of the following types of communications is an example of the social web?

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2 people messaging each other on Facebook

Question 24

What % of smartphone owners use a social networking site on their phone?

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over 40%

Question 25

A website that allows you to share contacts & build a network of friends is a __________ site

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social networking

Question 26

Most people use a mobile device to access these social media sites except for

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Question 27

Which of the following services is used as an example of the new trend of disappearing media

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Snapchat

Question 28

This launched in 2011, introducing a new social service available to Android users

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Google+

Question 29

Like & Pin It buttons on retailer sites allows _____ to share content directly from businesses

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users

Question 30

The media sharing content began in the late '90s w/ MP3 file sharing through these websites

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Napster & Gnutella

Question 31

This form of social networking helps users organize & recommend content to each other

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social bookmarking

Question 32

The concept of Web 2.0 appeared in

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2001

Question 33

Ch 7 uses this term to describe sites such as Twitter

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microblogging

Question 34

What word does Twitter use for the pound symbol used in its system to link content in searches

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hashtag

Question 35

All of the following sites help user organize social events except

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Flickr

Question 36

Which of the following media sharing sites is considered a more specialized media site

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Flickr

Question 37

A predicted development in the future of social technology is that preferences will

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apply to all your social sites

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of the open content concept that was central to Web 2.0?

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Wikipedia

Question 39

In discussing social technology trends, HootSuite is cited for its ability to

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gather content from other services

Question 40

What is the max # of characters that can be used to create a Twitter post TODAY

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280

Question 41

Blog is a term derived from what 2 other words?

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web and log

Question 42

Of the following social networking sites, which launched most recently?

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Google+

Question 43

Bloggers organize their content by assigning ______ to particular posts or chunks of content

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RLC Computers - Ch 7 Social Web

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