Toshiba P500-BT2N20 User Guide - Page 142
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142 Exploring Your Computer's Features An overview of using the Internet Internet features The Internet offers many types of communication tools to help you perform many tasks. ❖ Internet email To send and receive email of your own, you need a mailbox on the Web or an email address. If you have an account with an ISP, you can probably set up an email address at the same time you sign up for the service. ❖ Internet chat rooms A chat room is a Web site that offers a place where people with similar interests and ideas communicate in real-time, one-onone or in groups, by typing messages which are instantly viewed by others on their computer screens. ❖ Internet news groups A news group is similar to a chat room, but instead of using a dedicated site to converse about a specialized subject with others in real-time, it uses a Web site as a clearinghouse where all the messages are placed, like a gigantic bulletin board. ❖ Blogs A blog is an online journal where an individual, group, or corporation can offer a record of activities, thoughts, or beliefs. Materials are mostly written, but videos, audio, and images are widely used elements as well. Some blogs present original material, while others operate mainly as news filters, bringing in various online sources and adding short comments and Internet links. They may also provide a forum to encourage visitors to leave comments and to interact with the publisher. ❖ Message boards A Message board is a script on a Web site with a submission form that allows visitors to post messages (called "threads" or "posts") on that Web site for others to read that pertain to a particular subject, and unlike blogs, are generally short messages. These messages may be sorted within discussion categories, or topics, chosen by the host, or even the visitor. A message board may also be called a "Web board" or a "forum." ❖ Online shopping Many Web sites offer products and services for sale.