Internet Communications

Internet Communications Info
One of the best uses of the Internet and World Wide Web is communication. We have come a long way in the last 10 years, and a lot of our internet communication techniques have really become sophisticated, and pretty nice to work with and view.

Traditionally, most internet communication was text-based. This means that you could only see letters, numbers, and other similar characters. They were primarily ASCII characters. With the emergence of HTML (Hypertext Mark-up Language), we now can communicate with colors, graphics, and hyperlinks. This new (relatively speaking) look is called GUI (graphical user interface) and is commonly pronounced, "Gooey."

A concept that is very important for positive internet communication experiences is Netiquette. Netiquette is proper etiquette while communicating online. Please read Chapter 1 in your text, concentrating on the following terms:

spamming, flamed, all caps, lurk before you leap, and scrolling the chat room.

The types of communication we will work with in this course are discussion groups and email.