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The web (Creating information
On the Internet, we can quickly and…
The web
- Creating information
On the Internet, we can quickly and easily create information about anything that we consider interesting, also we can communicate that information to other people, privately or publicly.This could be as simple as posting Good morning` on social network or as complex as publishing a news report.Most populars tools for creating and distributing information on the Internet: web pages, blogs and wikis.
5.1 Web pages
Web pages are sources of information and know we are going to learn how to create web pages where you can share information with other people.
First step is to plan the design and content of everything that will appear in the web page, such as text, photo…
The content must be interesting and visually appealing in order to attract the maximum number of visits.
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Domain names
To register a domain for your web page, you have to choose a name that is not already use. Domain registration services have search engines for checking possible names.
Hot servers
Companies such as Arsys and Nominalia host web pages by offering space on their servers. Domain registration services may also provide hosting, web pages design companies often include both registration and hosting. Cost of hosting depend on the amount of space that your domain will occupy on the server.
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5.2 Blogs
Weblogs or blogs are a special type of web page. Were originally used as online diaries for people to share their personal experiences. Many clogs are opinión generator’s about a variety of other topics, including, art, culture…
Bloggers publish entries or posts in chronological order, which newer posts appearing at the top of the list. And you can also post comments. Blogs have other characteristics which made them interesting:
Some of the most popular blogging services (Blogger, Wordpress and Tumblr)
Blogs can include hyperlinks to photos, audio recordings or videos.
We can use blogs to make daily reports about a project and receive helpful feedback from other people.
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Businesses use blogs to improve their customer service, by responding to questions or complaints about their products. They can also post manuals, videos and up-to-date information for their customers.
5.3 Wikis
Wiki: collection of web pages that visitors can edit, modify or expand. With this the content grows quickly with the contributions of the people working on it.
Wiki content must be stored on a server. This would require paying for a hosting service, but may wikis use a free online service instead. Popular example are Wikispaces and PBWorks.
Adding new content to a wiki page is quite easy:
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- Exchanging information online
Exchange of files and software is one of the most common online activities. People upload and download songs, videos, photos, software applications an other files. It can be done quickly, easily and automatically by using Peer to Peer (P2P) programs, such as Ares and Bip Torrent.Many users exchange information online, we must be careful about what we download. There are legal restrictions that apply to many types of digital content. Types of software: open source, which means the source code is available to the public and can be modified by users. Closed source, which means the source code can only be modified by the programmer.
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- User licenses
The information and software that we find online may be protected by some form of licenses. We pay for commercial content or software, and people can have legal problems if they try to distribute or use such materials without the proper license.
To avoid problems with the exchange of software, public licences were created. Most common example is the General Public License (GPL). These licenses aim to protect the free distribution, modification and use of software. Any software under this license is free software, which cannot be owned by anyone. Linux operation system and LibreOffice package are examples of free, open source software that are GPL protected.
Creative Commons Licences allow us to give people rights for using content that we have created. You can get a CCL online if you fulfil the following conditions.