Microcontent, the Glossary
There are at least two interpretations of the term microcontent.[1]
Table of Contents
25 relations: Anil Dash, Blog, Blogosphere, Content management system, Email, Headline, Hyperlink, Image, Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant), Media (communication), Metadata, Microformat, Microlearning, Microlecture, Ping (blogging), Pun, RSS, Search engine, Sound, Trackback, URL, Usability, Video, Web 2.0, Wiki.
- Web 2.0 neologisms
Anil Dash
Anil Dash (born September 5, 1975) is an American technology executive, entrepreneur, Prince scholar and writer.
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Blog
A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).
Blogosphere
The blogosphere is made up of all blogs and their interconnections.
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Content management system
A content management system (CMS) is computer software used to manage the creation and modification of digital content (content management).
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Electronic mail (email or e-mail) is a method of transmitting and receiving messages using electronic devices.
Headline
The headline is the text indicating the content or nature of the article below it, typically by providing a form of brief summary of its contents.
Hyperlink
In computing, a hyperlink, or simply a link, is a digital reference to data that the user can follow or be guided to by clicking or tapping. Microcontent and hyperlink are hypertext.
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Image
An image is a visual representation.
Jakob Nielsen (usability consultant)
Jakob Nielsen (born 5 October 1957) is a Danish web usability consultant, human–computer interaction researcher, and co-founder of Nielsen Norman Group.
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In communication, media are the outlets or tools used to store and deliver content; semantic information or subject matter of which the media contains.
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Metadata (or metainformation) is "data that provides information about other data", but not the content of the data itself, such as the text of a message or the image itself.
Microformat
Microformats (μF) are a set of defined HTML classes created to serve as consistent and descriptive metadata about an element, designating it as representing a certain type of data (such as contact information, geographic coordinates, events, blog posts, products, recipes, etc.). They allow software to process the information reliably by having set classes refer to a specific type of data rather than being arbitrary.
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Microlearning
Microlearning refers to a set of compact e-learning modules that are designed to reduce learner fatigue.
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Microlecture
The term microlecture is not used here to refer to microcontent for microlearning, but to actual instructional content that is formatted for online and mobile learning using a constructivist approach.
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Ping (blogging)
In blogging, a ping is an XML-RPC-based push mechanism by which a weblog notifies a server that its content has been updated.
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Pun
A pun, also known as a paranomasia in the context of linguistics, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.
RSS (RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access updates to websites in a standardized, computer-readable format.
Search engine
A search engine is a software system that provides hyperlinks to web pages and other relevant information on the Web in response to a user's query.
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Sound
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as an acoustic wave through a transmission medium such as a gas, liquid or solid.
Trackback
A trackback allows one website to notify another about an update.
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URL
A uniform resource locator (URL), colloquially known as an address on the Web, is a reference to a resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it. Microcontent and URL are hypertext.
Usability
Usability can be described as the capacity of a system to provide a condition for its users to perform the tasks safely, effectively, and efficiently while enjoying the experience.
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Video
Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media.
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 (also known as participative (or participatory) web and social web) refers to websites that emphasize user-generated content, ease of use, participatory culture, and interoperability (i.e., compatibility with other products, systems, and devices) for end users. Microcontent and web 2.0 are web 2.0 neologisms.
Wiki
A wiki is a form of hypertext publication on the internet which is collaboratively edited and managed by its audience directly through a web browser. Microcontent and wiki are hypertext.
See also
Web 2.0 neologisms
- 1% rule
- Ajax (programming)
- BOSH (protocol)
- Comet (programming)
- Comments section
- Crowdfixing
- Deplatforming
- E-lancing
- Folksonomy
- Geoweb
- Identicon
- Learning Tools Interoperability
- Mashup (web application hybrid)
- Microcontent
- Perpetual beta
- Planet (software)
- REST
- SLATES
- Slashdot effect
- Social web
- Tag cloud
- Web 2.0
- Web API
- Web of Things