ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CONSUMER COMMUNICATION

RITUM-COM(E-COM)

INTRODUTION

How do we keep internet communication simple?

Consumer find them selves with the wide array of communication option:-

E-mail Instant messaging Blogs RSS BSS

E-MAIL

Electronic mail , or e-mail ,is the most frequently used service on the Internet.

You can send a message any time , any where. You can send the message to several people

at the same time. You can save time. E-mail is fast, usually taking no more than a few minutes to be received. You can e-mail electronic documents and the

recipients can then edit and return revised versions.

How Email works on the Internet

Like a postal address, an e-mailaddress specifies the destination ofan electronic message.

An Internet e-mail address looks likethis: user name@domain name

The user name is a unique namethat identifies the recipient.

The domain name is the address.Many people can share the samedomain name

How Email works on the Internet

E-mail is sent and received through electronic "post offices" known as mail servers.

To read your e-mail, you must retrieve it from the

mail server. Once you enter the address of the recipient,compose your message, and click Send, your

e-mailsoftware handles the delivery

E-mail

INSTANT MESSAGING

Main purpose: one-on-one, real-time messaging over the Internet

Ancillary functions: File transfers, chat rooms, voice over IP

IM equivalent of an email address is your screen name (or buddy name)

Typically accomplished through a small, free program you download and install on your computer

There are also web-based versions, notably AIM Express, that can be used through a browser with no additional software

How are messages sent? Manually typing in another user’s screen

name Clicking a name on your buddy list .

• Different kinds of IM  

IRC (Internet Relay Chat) is granddaddy of IM—introduced in 1988  AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is, by far, the most widely used IM service  Yahoo and MSN also offer messaging services (and will soon be interoperable)  Google Talk is new player (and Google recently integrated it into gmail)

INSTANT MESSAGING

BLOGS A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order.

"Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

BLOGS A blog is a web site that often provides

commentary or news on a particular subject,such as food ,politics, or local news ; some function as more personal online diaries.

A Blog is a web site that allows an author to publish instantly from any Internet connection. A blog can be interactive ,allowing teacher and student to being conversation or add information published there.

SAMPLE BLOGS

EXAMPLES;

-http://www.radioactive-banana.com/blog -http://www.drivingsecrets.com/blog/ -http://www.starbucksgossip.com

BLOGS

RSS

Really Simple Syndication ,or Rich Site Summary. Rss is the latest messaging media and shows

genuine promise as a mean to communication . Rss files are designed to provide content

summaries of news or information.

Defined as “RSS is an XML-based format for syndicated content.”

- source IBM .

RSS

BBS

BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM A bulletin board system (BBS) is a

computer or an application dedicated to the sharing or exchange of messages or other files on a network, the BBS was used to post simple messages between users.

A BBS may be accessible from a dial-up modem, Telnet, or the Internet. Because it originated before the graphical user interface (GUI) became prevalent, the BBS interface was text-based. Although recent Web-based versions have a graphical, interactive user interface, the text-only interface preferred by BBS purists can often be accessed by Telnet.

BBS