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Which social networking site was not mentioned in the reading?
- MySpace
What is Facebook?
- A blog
- A content site
- A social networking site
Where is Orkut especially popular?
- In Japan
- In South Korea
- In Brazil
Which phrase best describes what people do at social networking sites?
- They interact with other people.
- They browse articles and other content.
- They code pages in HTML.
Social networks are considered:
- Web 1.0 sites
- Web 2.0 sites
- Web blogs
What was the original web mainly used for?
- Interacting with other people
- Browsing content
- Creating pages in HTML
Why didn't many people create web pages in the beginning?
- They didn't like communicating with others.
- They didn't feel comfortable coding HTML pages.
- They didn't know they could create web pages.
Which is the best description of web 2.0 sites?
- They are content driven sites.
- They are platforms for interaction.
- They are like blogs, but better.
What do web 2.0 sites rely on?
- Articles written by professional journalists
- Users creating content
- Fast internet connections
What is most important for these new sites?
- Users' desire to communicate with each other
- Users' desire to read interesting content written by professionals
- Users' desire to learn coding
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