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to be always on the alert
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Unit 8. ON-LINE COMMUNICATION
In the past, email was the best way to communicate with people online. But today, there are many different ways to talk online, allowing you to do things like: make phone calls from your computer and even see the person you're talking with, share with lots of friends at the same time without sending an email to each of them individually, engage with different websites by making comments or posting your own content.
Social Networks
Once you've joined a social network, you can start posting your thoughts, questions, pictures, links, videos, or anything else you'd like to share. These are called social posts because they are visible to other people, unlike direct messages or email. Posts will appear on your activity feed, which is visible to your friends on the site. Social posts are known by many different names, but they are most commonly called status updates. You can use status updates to let your friends know what you're doing or to say what's on your mind. Some social networking sites have unique names for their social posts. For example, on Twitter a post is called a tweet.
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Blogging
You don't necessarily have to be a writer to create a blog. Some blogs focus on a particular type of media, such as video or photos, instead of having full-fledged articles. Others have shorter posts, which won't require as much writing and which may be less time consuming. Below are some common types of blogs:
Video blog: Also known as a vlog, this is a type of blog composed mainly of videos. Many YouTube channels are classified as video blogs.
Photoblog: This is a blog that is mostly photos, with or without descriptions.
Microblog: A microblog consists of very short posts. Status updates are a form of microblogging. Twitter and Tumblr are two of the most popular microblogging services.
