Glossary

Terms: //All of the following definitions are from The Web 2.0 Glossary, by Daniel Nations, About.com//

**Blog / Blog Network / Blogosphere** - A blog, which is short for web log, is series of articles usually written in a slightly informal tone. While many blogs are online personal journals, blogs cover the full range from personal to news to business with subject matter that ranges from personal to serious to humorous to creative. A blog network is a series of blogs hosted by the same website or company, while the blogosphere refers to all blogs across the Internet regardless of whether they are an individual blog or part of a blog network.


 * Podcast** - The distribution of audio and video "shows" across the Internet, such as a video blog or an Internet radio show. Like blogs, they can range in subject matter from personal to business and serious to entertaining.

**Social Bookmarking** - Similar to web browser bookmarks, social bookmarking stores individual pages online and allows you to 'tag' them. For people who like to frequently bookmark web pages, this can provide an easier way to organize the bookmarks.


 * Social Networkin**g - The process of building online communities, often accomplished both through 'groups' and 'friends lists' that allow greater interaction on websites.


 * Twitter / Tweet** - Twitter is a micro-blogging service that allows people to type in short messages or status updates that can be read by people following them. An individual message or status update is often referred to as a 'tweet'.


 * Web 2.0** - While there is no set definition of Web 2.0, it generally refers to the use of the web as a more social platform where users participate by generating their own content alongside the content provided by the websites.

**Wiki / Wiki Farm** - A wiki is a website designed for multiple people to collaborate by adding and editing content. Wikipedia is an example of a wiki. A wiki farm is a collection of individual wikis, usually hosted by the same website.