Email and email lists - email stands for electronic mail. it is an instant text messaging service that is free as long as you have the internet. all you need is an e-mail address which you can easily and quickly create on sites such as www.hotmail.com. as well as sending texts through email you can also send images and files to the recipiant. this way of communication is very diverse because information through emails can be sent globally and by anyone. i regulary send emails to keep in touch with my family whilst im at uni and alos to keep in touch with tutor and fellow co-students.
IRL’s chat rooms, messenger services - MSN and skype are example of messenger services. chatrooms and such services allow people to comminucate instanly as long as the 2 (or more) people are online. an online community is formed where keeping in touch with old friends as well as making new ones can be made easy. people from all over the world can connect to each other through forums and blogs through posts, however private messaging can be used to. i use MSN everyday to talk to friends and family. it is a chaep and effective way of communicating.
MUDs + MOOs – merging with online gaming - MUD stands for multi user dungeon. virtual worlds are very popular now a days. anyone with the internet, from all over the world, can become part of a virtual world. computer games online allow people to form indiviudal characters who can communicate with other virtual characters.
Website - websites are a specific selection of web pages that are individualised by an address or URL and can only be acsessed on the internet. texts, images, sounds, videos etc are all used within webpages to interest and attract the viewers. often websites will use emails to contact you for example if you have bought something from a shopping site. personaly i use website a lot for reseach purposes. to find out information on a varitie od different subjects.
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