Assessment 2 Sustaining an online community

Key words
Social network-
Any website designed to allow multiple users to publish content themselves. The information may be on any subject and may be for consumption by (potential) friends, mates, employers, employees, etc. The sites typically allow users to create a "profile" describing themselves and to exchange public or private messages and list other users or groups they are connected to in some way. There may be editorial content or the site may be entirely user-driven. Content may include text, images (e.g. (http://flickr.com/)), video (e.g. (http://youtube.com/)) or any other media.
Social networks on the web are a natural extension of mailing lists and bulletin boards. They are related to wikis like (http://wikipedia.org/) but typically do not allow users to modify content once it has been submitted, though usually you can publish comments on others' submissions.
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Professional development-
Main Entry: professional development
Part of Speech: n
Definition: the advancement of skills or expertise to succeed in a particular profession, esp. through continued education
Example: They got a day off when the teachers had a professional development day.
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Web 2.0-
Main Entry: web 2.0
Part of Speech: n
Definition: the second generation of the World Wide Web in which content is user-generated and dynamic, and software is offered that mimics desktop programs
Example: Web 2.0 encourages collaboration and communication between users.
Etymology: 2004
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blog
n. A weblog.
intr.v. blogged, blog•ging, blogs
To write entries in, add material to, or maintain a weblog.
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Micro-blog-
Main Entry: microblogging
Part of Speech: n
Definition: short posts to a personal blog, esp. about happenings of the moment
Example: Microblogging is often done from one's cell phone or instant messenger service.
Etymology: 2002
Usage: also microblog, n., v.; microblogger, n.

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Wiki-

n. pl. wi•kis
A collaborative website whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it.

[Originally an abbreviation of WikiWikiWeb, software developed by American computer programmer Howard G. Cunningham (born 1949) : Hawaiian wikiwiki, quick + web.]
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Mash-up
mash-up
n. An audio recording that is a composite of samples from other recordings, usually from different musical styles.
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