Some E-mail providers that are free of charge: Gmail, Outlook, Mail, Yandex Mail, Zoho Mail, Hotmail,

Yahoo! E-mail is electronic mail it is an exchange of messages and digital documentation. An Internet email message consists of three components, the message envelope, the message header, and the message body. The message header contains control information, including, minimally, an originator's email address and one or more recipient addresses. Usually descriptive information is also added, such as a subject header field and a message submission date/time stamp.

Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass and by July 2006, the site was launched. is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables users to send and read "tweets", which are text messages limited to 140 characters.

Users can group posts together by topic or type by use of hashtags words or phrases prefixed with a "#" sign. Similarly, the "@" sign followed by a username is used for mentioning or replying to other users. To repost a message from another Twitter user, and share it with one's own followers, the retweet function is symbolized by "RT" in the message.

is an online social networking service. Its name comes from a colloquialism for the directory given to students at some American universities. Facebook was founded on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with his college roommates and fellow Harvard University students Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Dustin Moskovitz and Chris Hughes. The like button is a social networking feature, allowing users to express their appreciation of content such as status updates, comments, photos, and advertisements. Facebook has affected the social life and activity of people in various ways. With its availability on many mobile devices, Facebook allows users to continuously stay in touch with friends, relatives and other acquaintances wherever they are in the world, as long as there is access to the Internet. It can also unite people with common interests and/or beliefs through groups and other pages, and has been known to reunite lost family members and friends because of the widespread reach of its network.

YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005 and owned by Google since late 2006, on which users can upload, view and share videos.

Most of the content on YouTube has been uploaded by individuals, but media corporations including CBS, the BBC, Vevo, Hulu, and other organizations offer some of their material via YouTube, as part of the YouTube partnership program.
As of September 2012, countries with standing national bans on YouTube include China, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkmenistan. YouTube is also mostly blocked in Germany from YouTube's side due to disputes between GEMA and YouTube over royalties.

LinkedIn is a networking website for people in professional occupations. Founded in December 2002 and launched on May 5, 2003. In 2006, LinkedIn increased to 20 million users. One purpose of the site is to allow registered users to maintain a list of contact details of people with whom they have some level of relationship, called Connections. Users can invite anyone (whether a site user or not) to become a connection. Users can post their qualifications, work history, certifications, and training for others to see. Users can also give recommendations for their connections skills.

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is a blog-publishing service that allows multi-user blogs with time-stamped entries. It was developed by Pyra Labs, which was bought by Google in 2003. Free weblog publishing tool from Google, for sharing text, photos and video.

The site is a collection of content added by registered users and accessed for free. The site operates like a bulletin board system. The site is split into numerous categories, known as "subreddits". Subreddits include educational materials, entertainment, discussion, and humour (to name a few). In total 23 subreddits are visible on the front page to new users and those who browse while not logged in with an account. The website has a very strong culture of free speech and few rules about what can be posted. This has led to several controversies.

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an on-line photo and video sharing and social networking service that enables users to upload material and share it on their application, as well as Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. This application also uses #hashtag feature, allowing users to find content that has been posted with the same #hashtag.

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chat applications that allow users to connect with one another through computers and mobile phones. of the applications are free of cost.

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of the applications work across all platforms, however some do not or will charge a fee.

24 Hour News Cycle first occurred in the 1980s, with channels such as CNN, MSNBC, Sky News 24 Hours News Cycle channels changed journalism because unlike previous newscast which were an hour or two a day, journalist were now expected to fill 24 hours worth a newsworthy material. Some worry that this style of news results in sensationalism and a lack of journalist integrity.

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times the information we receive from technology is faceless. Therefore we can not be sure of the validity of the information. Social isolation, developing poor interpersonal skills, and receiving incorrect or partial information are some of the main pitfalls of technological communication.

You will be assigned a technological topic and will then have to write a persuasive essay. Please note personal stories or feelings are allowed, but it is important to have researched news, facts, and information included within the essay. When adding this information please use proper citation. Please write a 500-700 word (2-3 page) essay arguing for or against the technology assigned.
1) The brief history of this technology 2) How communication is completed suing this technology 3) Information that highlights the positive or negative aspects of this technology on communication.

PLEASE BRING TWO PRINTED COPIES OF YOUR ESSAY INTO CLASS NEXT WEEK.

All following information is from an Article 1997-2004, The Write Place, written by Kaaren Struthers and can be accessed at http://www.webcredible.co.uk/user-friendly-resources/webcredibility/assessing-credibility-online-sources.shtml

Authorship

Is the author identifiable? Never use a source whose author you cannot identify. Is the author a professional in the field? If the author's name is unfamiliar, is the site linked to an established authority on the subject? Has this author been referred to favourably by respected professionals in the field or by a respectable Web site? Does the document contain links to these professionals or to the respected Web sites? Are there also links from these sources that go back to the site you're assessing? Does the author include his/her e-mail address or a mail-to: so that you can contact the author directly from the site? Does the author include a way to contact him/her other than e-mail? Does the Web site belong to an individual, or is it part of a site maintained by an organization, academic institution, or other group? Does it list the author's position within this group?

Publishing Body/Publisher

Is the type of material appropriate? Professional sources from the Web include professional home pages or online professional journals. Nonprofessional sources include personal home pages or online general audience magazines. Is the site sponsored by a respected organization? Does the site include an official insignia of the organization sponsoring it? Are you able to contact the webmaster or sponsoring organization from within the site?

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Can you identify the date created as well as date(s) revised? Does the site include information on how often the site is updated? Is a copyright date listed? Is there evidence of what Martin Irvine calls linkrot? Linkrotted sites include links that no longer exist or have simply moved; this implies poor upkeep of the site.

Perspectives Can you identify the goals of the site? Are these goals clearly stated? Is the perspective appropriate? Are all sides of the issue fairly presented?

Coverage

Is there an in-depth understanding of the related issues that shows the author's familiarity with the subject? Does the site include internal links that provide quick reference to the main sections of the document? Internal links show the author has given attention to the potential needs and questions a reader might have. Does the site acknowledge other sources within the text itself? Are there also links to these sources if they exist online? Are links provided to the sources that are available online? Article 1997-2004, The Write Place, written by Kaaren Struthers

Accuracy or verifiability

Is the material comparable to related sources? The home page of an authority in the field will provide a good base of sources to use as a comparison for other sources. Is the methodology given so that the author's work can be replicated or evaluated? Does the source include a bibliography and/or citations that can be used for comparing or verifying data and other information? Are there links from the citations or the bibliography to the original documents? Is the information in the text poorly presented compared to the graphics? Do many mechanical errors (e.g., grammatical errors, typos, etc.) appear in the text? Errors suggest the author might be careless in presenting information. Did you discover the site via a search engine? If so, how does the search engine you used look for information and, if relevant, rate the sites it retrieves?

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information in this presentation can be found on Wikipedia for the specific technology. All information from Wikipedia has been linked to news references.