Blog:  A web page where you can write journal entries, reviews, articles and more.  Blog authors can allow readers to post their own comments.  No web knowledge is needed to create blogs.

del.icio.us:  A website that allows users to network with others to keep track of what is being bookmarked by those with similar interests.

Facebook:  Social networking service similar to MySpace.  Originally limited who could join but recently opened membership to anyone with a valid email address.

Flickr:  A website that allows users to share photos.

MySpace:  A website that allows users to build their space on the web and then invite others to be their friends.

Podcasts:  Audio files that area available for download.  They are usually available for free via subscription so that you can automatically download it to a computer or MP3 player (like an iPod)

RSS:  A way for subscribers to automatically receive information from blogs, newspapers, and podcasts.

Social Networking:  In the online world, this refers to the ability to connect with people through websites and other technologies like discussion boards.

Tagging:  Refers to the ability to add subject-headings to content in order to organize information in a meaningful way and to connect to others that tag similar content in the same way.

Technotati:  A searchable database of blogs.  Gives bloggers the ability to tag content for easy access by others.

Web 2.0:  Refers to emerging Internet technologies sometimes called the “second phase of development of the Web.”  Examples of these new interactive technologies include blogging, social networking, podcasting and photo sharing. More details can be found in the Newsweek article, “The New Wisdom of the Web.”

Wiki:  A collaborative space for developing web content.  No web design knowledge is needed to create a wiki.  Wikipedia, an encyclopedia that gives anyone the ability to add to and change entries, is a well-known example of a Wiki.

YouTube:  Popular video sharing website that allows users to upload, view and share video clips.