the internet - social media

Wikipedia -a history

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par MM

At its verty start, the free online encyclopedia was called "Nupedia" ...

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Online tools for students & teachers

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

You will find effective tricks for a better search, Google tools specific to education and also tips telling you how to use online tools such as gmail, googledocs better :

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How to find TV series on the Internet

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

Are you looking for one specific TV show ? The following webpages might be of some help when searching for British or American TV programmes and series... TV series created for audiences in the entire United States : (TV series showed only in one or several...

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Netiquette : [IRONY] on !

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

Advice on how to act on the net Beware... "Emily Postnews, foremost authority on proper net behaviour" is not the serious kind of ICT Agony Aunt !! Click on the manuscript to read the ironical suggestions by Emily Postnews .

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Wikipedia : still controversial

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

"Wikipleadia - The promise and perils of crowdsourcing content" This article ⇓ from 'The Economist'... ... deals with the charges of elitism the free online encyclopedia has to face ... and other troubles ! [User-generated content from the San Francisco...

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The internet growth (2000 to 2010)

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

The astounding growth of the Internet in the last decade There were 361 million Internet users throughout the world, in 2000 : this corresponds to two thirds of today's Facebook users... but today, there are also more than 5 times as many Internet users...

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"Growing up on Facebook"

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

Facebook is one of the many social networks... "Someone I haven’t seen in decades just posted a snapshot of me on Facebook : there I am at 16, dressed in an unfortunate cowl-neck sweater, my hair cut to resemble a Semitic cotton ball. William Faulkner...

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How social media work

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

What are social media ? They create social networks aiming at helping people connect and communicate. How do they work ? The video clip below explains it... in plain English :

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Country tweet song

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

"Social media blues" is a parody created by Scott Rodger As for its music (and the -non- graphics of the video !)... it's not that sophisticated, for sure ! But it's rather funny ;o) Listen to the song, then list all the internet systems and social media...

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The colours of the web -an INFOGRAPHIC

The INTERNET - Social MEDIA

Par M. Mirza

You've already got 2 articles on colours (October 11 and 12 ) with vocabulary and idioms mindmaps. I've just found a poster visualising the colours of the main internet brands : click on the illustration to get it full-size. Quite an unusual way of analysing...

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