In this presentation i will define, with examples key terms used within online communication.online community network of friends virtual world netiquette chatroomchatblogswikimicroblogs
these often exist in a virtual world.This is an unreal world which is created by the computer and does not exist in the real world.Some communities need users to be involved at the same time, such as some online gaming, whereas others can have users interacting at different times, such as a forum or a virtual learning environment (VLE).
Short for ‘internetetiquette’ or ‘network etiquette’. Itis a set of conventions covering theuse of networks used to interactwith other people. The conventionsare designed to prevent peoplecausing annoyance or offence to others.