Ryhmes of History Technology

For this week blog I research several examples of technology that represents a rhyme of history. One is social networking websites and internet communication sites.

Social networking site and application. How you would like to congregate and speak with other internet individuals, particularly those that carve up similar view and values as you do? When it come to finding and communicating with people from your past, social networking sites is the answer. Social networking websites rekindle reunions and neighborhood gatherings from the past. For the best search results, you may want to search with the words social networking or social networking sites. In your search, it is likely that that you come up with a fairly large number of different networking sites. Popular sites that may be included in your search results may include, but will not be limited to, MySpace, Yahoo!, FriendFinder, Classmates and many others. If you are familiar with the internet you will or have come across these programs.

Once you have made the choice to link a particular social networking website, whether or not it is one of the ones mention above, you will be required to register with the site or sites of your choice. Even free networking communities require that you go through the registration process. Once you are registered, you should be able to start communicating with other community members. Before you start communicating, you may need to develop your online profile or profile page, depending on the networking site in question. Although it may seem easy enough to create a profile, there are many internet users who are unsure exactly what they should and should not include. Myspace.com heightened the social networking epidemic in 2003. Myspace differentiated itself by regularly adding features based on used demand and by allowing users to personalize their pages (Boyd & Ellison, 2007).

Second, another appealing part of technology that represents a rhyme of history is internet communication. Internet communication can be obtained with Skype, Vonage, Aptela and Clear which is a local VOIP service. Skype is a software application that allow individual to choose to make video calls or voice call. This application has enjoyed rapid growth and popularity since the launch of its services, is a software that makes it possible for people around the world to communicate via voice, video and IM over the Internet, and at a lower cost than traditional methods. An international company with headquarters in Luxembourg, Skype's communications systems improve efficiency, increase collaboration, enhance customer service, and drive competitiveness for businesses and contact centers of all sizes.

Vonage is another company that uses VOIP technology. On advantage with Vonage is that it target telephone communication using the internet. Vonage's phone features are more numerous, and the company offers useful services, such as transferring your existing phone number to your Vonage account. With its easy setup, non-techies ditching their traditional phone can quickly get up and running, and Vonage's easily activated and inexpensive fax capabilities will appeal to businesses. Vonage offers clear call after clear call, making it a suitable replacement for your primary phone line. Sign up for Vonage, and you'll receive a setup package that includes a Linksys RT31P2 router/telephone adapter, an installation-and-troubleshooting guide, a user guide, and a card showing how to configure your voicemail (Randall 2006).

References:

Answers.com. (2010). Skype. Retrieved on September 28, 2010 from http://www.answers.com/topic/skype

Boyd, D. M. & Ellison, N. B. (2007). Social network sites: Definition, history, and scholarship. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 13(1), article 11. Retrieved September 28,, 2010 from: http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol13/issue1/boyd.ellison.html

TopTenReviews. (2010). Social networking website reviews. Retrieved on September 29, 2010 from: http://social-networking-websites-review.toptenreviews.com/).

Randall N. (2006) Vonage retrieved September 29, 2010 from http://reviews.cnet.com/voip/vonage/4505-9238_7-30974765.html?tag=rvwBody#reviewPage1