day 2 questions.. 5/15/07

Who edits Wikipedia?
Everybody, that is how wikipedia is edited, because anybody can place articles on the site.

What is Web 2.0?
Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software

What is a social network?
A social network is a social structure made of nodes (which are generally individuals or organizations) that are tied by one or more specific types of relations, such as financial exchange, friends, kinship, dislike, trade, web links, sexual relations, disease transmission (epidemiology), or airline routes.

Which corporation owns Myspace.com?
intermix media owns myspace.com

How do Digg.com and Reddit.com work?
Digg is all about user powered content. Everything is submitted and voted on by the Digg community. Share, discover, bookmark, and promote stuff that's important to you! you vote on what you want on the website. Where as Reddit is a source for what's new and popular online. reddit learns what you like as you vote on existing links or submit your own!

Why do people visit Monster.com?
people may visit monster.com so that they can find a job that fits what they are looking for. For example, a certain time schedule, or money budget, etc.

What does FTP stand for?
It's an acronym for File Transfer Protocol or FTP and stands for a very common method of moving files between two Internet sites. FTP stands for a protocol that has been around long before the world wide web.

What does HTTP mean?
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (world wide web protocol)

What is the file extension for Flash media that is available to see online?
.SWF

What is the file extension for Microsoft Word files?
.doc

What is the file extension for Microsoft Excel files?
.XLS

What is the difference between Excel and Word?
Excel can be used for graphs and charts, where as word can be used for letter documents.

What is the file extension for Microsoft PowerPoint?
.PPT

How is Google Documents different from Microsoft Word and Excel?
Google Documents are posted on an Internet website. Microsoft Word and Excel are just programs tht are saved to the desk top.

What is Linux?
Linux (often pronounced LIH-nuhks with a short "i") is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems. Linux has a reputation as a very efficient and fast-performing system.

How does Linux differ from Microsoft Windows?
Unlike Windows and other proprietary systems, Linux is publicly open and extendible by contributors. Because it conforms to the Portable Operating System Interface standard user and programming interfaces, developers can write programs that can be ported to other operating systems. Linux comes in versions for all the major microprocessor platforms including the Intel, PowerPC, Sparc, and Alpha platforms. It's also available on IBM's S/390. Linux is distributed commercially by a number of companies. A magazine, Linux Journal, is published as well as a number of books and pocket references.

What is Adwords?
Something that google offers to help other companies and people get there business ut there and notcied, depending on the key word that is typed in the search bar will decide what "adword" is shown.

How would one profit from Adsense?
AdSense lets website owners like you and me make money easily and fast without even selling anything.