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Explore the world of digital aggregation, from someone or something bringing things together to massively multiplayer games, P2P networks, and more! Dive into the realm of podcasts, blogs, and SMS messages. Discover the power of connectivity!
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Vocabulary By: Kathryn Felty
Aggregator • Somebody or something bringing others together: a person, organization, or thing that brings different things or people together, into a total, mass, or whole. net63.net
Avatar • Incarnation of Hindu deity: an incarnation of a Hindu deity in human or animal form. deviantart.com
A Blog • Diary on Web site: a frequently updated personal journal chronicling links at a Web site, intended for public viewing. sarpanet.net
Flaming • Producing flames: burning and producing flames. sevendesktop.com
A Mash-Up • Slang a creative combination or mixing of content from different sources: movie mash-ups; a Web mash-up that overlays digital maps with crime statistics. fanpop.com
Massively multiplayer online • Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) is a genre of role-playing video games or web browser based games in which a very large number of players interact with one another within a virtual game world. ebay.com
A P2P or Peer-to-Peer network • In which interconnected nodes ("peers") share resources amongst each other without the use of a centralized administrative system. wordpress.com
Phishing • 1.commit fraud to get financial information: to trick somebody into providing bank or credit-card information by sending a fraudulent e-mail purporting to be from a bank, Internet provider, etc. asking for verification of an account number or password wordpress.com
A Podcast • a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a Web site to a media player or computer http://www.acceptingevangelicals.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Podcast-Christian.jpg
An SMS or text message • 1.written cell phone message: a message sent in textual form, especially one designed to appear on the viewing screen of a cellular phone or pager streetsblog.org