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Date Posted: 07:37:04 07/21/12 Sat
Author: By Carolyn Abram
Subject: Facebook For Dummies Cheat Sheet

By Carolyn Abram
Part of the Facebook For Dummies Cheat Sheet If you're new to Facebook, you'll run into some unfamiliar terminology. Here are some common Facebook terms and their definitions; get to know them so you can get the most out of Facebook:

•Your Timeline is your page. It contains all your stories, your photos and videos, a list of your friends, your favorite activities and interests, and what used to be called your Wall. This is where your friends can leave you messages, and you can update the world with anything you feel like sharing.

•The News Feed is a continuous stream of updates about your friends’ activities on and off Facebook. It appears on your Home page.

•A Friend is someone you are connected to on Facebook. Friending is the act of sending someone a friend request; all friendships have to be confirmed by both people in order for it to be official on Facebook.

•A Poke is a casual gesture that means, “I’m thinking of you.” The person you Poke receives the Poke on her Home page when she logs in and has the choice to Poke you back. Only she (and not her friends) is aware that you Poked her.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryarchive1. (noun) A list of previous blog posts, in chronological order. 2. (verb) To place files or blog posts in a safer place (on DVD or another server) for longer-term or backup storage.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryattributeUsed in an HTML tag to give an instruction to a Web browser. For example, in This link goes to Google, the tag gets an attribute (href) and a value ("http://www.google.com") to go along with the basic tag. In this case, the attribute indicates to the browser that what comes next is a hypertext reference — in this case, a Web page.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryblacklistAn often-centralized list of e-mail addresses, URLs, and IP addresses used by spammers that are then forbidden in any blog post on your blog. With an up-to-date blacklist, a lot of spam is stopped before it becomes a comment.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryblockTo stop all contact with a MySpace user. He can’t comment on your blog page or send you any message that you actually receive.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryblogA combination of the words Web and log. Bloggers (individuals, groups, or businesses) post a chronological log of information. Content is determined entirely by the author(s) of the blog; many are personal journals.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryblog postAn entry in a blog, possibly containing text, images, and other media.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarybloggerThe author of a blog.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryblogging policyOutlines what you’re allowed to post in your blog.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryblogging softwareTechnology that enables you to blog. Can be either hosted or nonhosted.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryblogrollA collection of links used or recommended by a blogger.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarycommentA piece of feedback left by a reader on a blog post, or to leave such a comment.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarycomment spamTypically, an automated process that posts useless information with links to all kinds of other sites on your blog posts.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarycookieA short piece of computer code, stored on your computer, that enables Web sites to remember certain settings and information the next time you visit that site.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryDashboardA kind of control panel in Blogger that shows you the blogs you’ve set up, giving you access posting, using help resources, or even creating another blog.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarydefinition listA type of HTML list that gives a term and then its definition and has built-in spacing to lay out those elements properly.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarydisk spaceAmount of room available on your hard drive.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarydomainA domain is the address, or main URL, that people type in the browser to get to your Web site. The domain name you choose can’t be used by anyone else.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarydomain registrarA service that enables you to register a domain name.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryentryAn single posting in a blog containing text, images, or other media, or any combination of those things.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryFacebookA social-networking service that enables you to keep in contact with families and friends via the Web.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryFlickrA Web site that allows you to share, organize, edit, and otherwise manage your photos.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryFriend ListYour virtual online address book in MySpace. You can become someone’s friend by either sending a fellow MySpacer a Friend Request or by being on the receiving end of a Friend Request from another MySpace user.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryhosted servicesManages the data, software, and Web hosting of a blog; the blogger just manages the content.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryHTMLThe computer coding used by Web designers to create Web pages.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryhyperlinkA navigation tool that allows a user to go from one Web location to another by clicking. Hyperinks (or just links) are typically underlined.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryhypertext referenceIn HTML, the address that a hyperlink connects to when clicked. For example, in This link goes to Google, the hypertext reference (href) is http://www.google.com. Hyperlink references can also jump to new positions on the same page, open a new e-mail message, or begin a file download.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarylinkShort for hyperlink, a navigation tool that allows a user to go from one Web location to another by clicking. Links are typically underlined.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryMom testA self-test that flags inappropriate blog posts. If you’d let your mom read the post, then it’s probably passed the Mom test. Specifically, don’t blog about topics you think will hurt others; don’t blog about others without their permission, even about topics you consider inconsequential; and don’t identify friends and lovers by name without their permission.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryMySpaceA social-networking service that enables you to keep in contact with families and friends via the Web.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryMySpace profileYour MySpace identity. It can contain as much or as little information about you as you’d like.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarynews aggregationThe ability to aggregate news by using RSS feeds. Having a news aggregator included with your blog package allows your site to pull in information from another blog.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarynonhosted serviceBlog software that you set up on your own Web server. It allows you to take on all responsibilities related to maintaining your blog.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryordered listContains items that must be listed in a particular order, such as a list of ranks or preferences. It may also indicate a list of steps for the reader to follow.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarypingingAn automated notification system for search engines and newsreaders, letting those services know that your blog has been updated. A ping occurs when one computer asks another whether it’s there; the second computer confirms its presence.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarypost1. (noun) An entry in a blog containing text, images, other media, or any combination of these. 2. (verb) The act of creating and/or uploading a blog entry.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryprivate profileA MySpace profile that’s limited on who can view it, such as only people on your Friend List.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarypublic domainThe status of publications, processes, and product designs that are free from copyrights and/or patents and are available for anyone's use.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryRSS feedReally Simple Syndication. An RSS feed is a computer-readable version of your blog, standardized so that it can be displayed in newsreaders and on Web sites and blogs.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarysidebarA column to the right or left of the main content of a blog that contains things like navigational links, special highlighting graphics that point to social networking sites, blogrolls, archive links, or anything that you want to share with your visitors outside the context of a blog post. Sidebars are usually included on every page of your blog and are consistent from page to page.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarysocial networkA service, such as Facebook or MySpace, that enables to keep in touch with people you know — and meet people you don’t know.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryspamUnsolicited electronic messages sent in bulk that may be commercial, nonsensical, or malicious. In addition to e-mail spam, blog comments and blog forums can be targeted by spammers.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarytagA relevant keyword associated or assigned to a piece of information, such as an image, a blog entry, or a video clip. Tags are usually chosen informally by the content creator or by the online community; they help give content to nontext media and organize information for ease of searching.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryTrackbackA technology that tracks references to a blog posting that occurs on other blogs. They allow bloggers to link to blog posts on related topics.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossarytransparent1. Being honest and truthful on your blog. Also means that you admit mistakes and engage in dialogue with readers who leave comments. Considered proper blogging etiquette. 2. Integration of applications, programs, and media from different sources in such a way that the end user is unaware that the content is not self-contained.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryunordered listunordered list is a series of bulleted items and is used for lists that don’t require numbering.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryvideo blogA blog consisting of video files, or the practice of placing a video file in a blog post.

Blogging & Social Networking Glossaryvideo-sharing serviceA service, such as YouTube, that enables you to share video with others.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryWeb hostThe Web server where you software, graphics, and other files live online.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryWeb serverTechnology that looks at what Web page is requested and then feeds the browser the appropriate file. It does most of the hard work of serving Web pages to visitors coming to your Web site.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossarywhitelistA list of preselected users who are allowed to comment on your blog.

Blogging & Social Networking GlossaryYouTubeA video-sharing service.

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