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Topic: electronic news and blogs

topics > computer science > Group: electronic mail

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broadcasting information
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discussion groups, mail conversations, and teleconferencing
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information filters
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information services
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problem of information overload
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publishing
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XML data type

Summary

Electronic news predates the Web. USENET newsgroups remain active. Related messages are grouped by subject line into "threads". Often a few readers post the majority of the messages. Newsgroup messages may be distributed by email or read. A newsgroup may be moderated or unmoderated.

Blogs are a more recent development. They usually follow the single writer, multiple reader model. Readers may respond to individual postings.

Members of a newsgroup form a community where active members frequently interact. (cbb 4/07)

Subtopic: push vs. pull up

Quote: only the seeker of information is sure of what he or she is looking for; the push concept of information delivery only sells ads [»dvorJC3_1997]

Subtopic: XML feed up

Quote: Atom XML is a container (feed) of unorder entry elements; must include id, updated, and title; any other elements OK [»boswA10_2005]
Quote: can reliably replace Atom entries with the same and [»boswA10_2005]
Subtopic: subject lines up

Quote: the subject of a Netnews article should be informative [»hortMR9_1986]
Quote: display menus of Atom entries using , <content>, and <summary> elements [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0946-2464">»</a>boswA10_2005] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-0560-7178"></a>binary data</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0560-7178">Quote</a>: reference binary data as a <link> with MIME type and size; allows consumers to make intelligent choices about fetching [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0946-2464">»</a>boswA10_2005] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-0790-3904"></a><a name="th-0480-6732"></a><a name="th-1389-9473"></a>community</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0790-3904">Quote</a>: how do newsgroup users establish common ground?; effect of size, familiarity, and moderation [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0480-6732">Quote</a>: a third of USENET messages are cross-posted; of these, sent to 3.1 other newsgroups [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1389-9473">Quote</a>: newsgroups with familiar contributors have less cross-posting, longer messages, and greater thread depth [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-0198-5410"></a><a name="th-0065-6660"></a>conversations, threads</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0790-3904">Quote</a>: what conversational strategies do newsgroup users employ for redundant or irrelevant postings?; FAQs, long messages, no cross-posting <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0065-6660">Quote</a>: a third of USENET messages have two or more threads; 40% initiate a thread or receive no response [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1593-4556"></a><a name="th-0097-2508"></a>mailing list</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1593-4556">Quote</a>: use a mailing list to broadcast articles, but hard to subscribe [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0941-9982">»</a>hortMR9_1986] <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0097-2508">Quote</a>: general interest distribution lists should be distributed across all registries [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1503-1972">»</a>schrMD2_1984] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1650-6050"></a>FAQ</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1650-6050">Quote</a>: half of USENET newsgroups have FAQs [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1267-4868"></a>bulletin board</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1267-4868">Quote</a>: KMS bulletin board is a public frame of signed messages, perhaps linked to other frames [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0262-4165">»</a>akscRM7_1988a] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1546-8651"></a><a name="th-1351-1825"></a>newsgroups</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1546-8651">Quote</a>: Netnews allows users to post articles, and to read articles according to a subscription list [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0941-9982">»</a>hortMR9_1986] <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1351-1825">Quote</a>: suggestion a newsgroup; if interest found then site administrator creates it [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0941-9982">»</a>hortMR9_1986] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-0001-9401"></a>size limitations</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0001-9401">Quote</a>: one EIES group defined three lines as the maximum length of a broadcasted message; recipients could access additional material [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0485-7940">»</a>hiltSR7_1985] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1002-6730"></a>statistics</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0620-1114">Quote</a>: Andrew receives ten gigabytes a year of bboard messages </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-0864-6740"></a><a name="th-0620-1114"></a>moderated newsgroups</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1389-9473">Quote</a>: newsgroups with moderators have more FAQs, less cross-posting, and longer messages <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0620-1114">Quote</a>: Andrew has magazine bboards which summarize and edit their material [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1307-2681">»</a>boreN2_1988] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1132-7102"></a>user groups</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1132-7102">Quote</a>: with more than 1000 users, a user group can form for any topic; geographically dispersed; profound effect on society [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1637-2117">»</a>smitDC_1982] </table><p><table></table></blockquote><b>Subtopic: <a name="th-1034-3237"></a><a name="th-0020-5870"></a><a name="th-1478-3397"></a>studies of electronic news</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <p><blockquote><table> <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1034-3237">Quote</a>: Netnews has over fifty thousand participants [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-0941-9982">»</a>hortMR9_1986] <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-0020-5870">Quote</a>: analysis of 2 million messages on 500 Usenet newsgroups over 6 months [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] <tr><td><a href="thid-0400-6455-th-1478-3397">Quote</a>: 27% of messages from posters who post once in six months; 25% of messages from 3% of posters<br> [<a href="thid-0698-8201-th-1665-1228">»</a>whitS11_1998] </table></blockquote></th_quotes> <hr><p><a name=topics></a><b>Related Topics</b> <a href="#top"><img alt=up border=0 height=11 width=11 src="../images/up.gif"></a> <blockquote><th_xref><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-0700-4874">Topic</a>: broadcasting information (18 items) <br><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-0532-0067">Topic</a>: discussion groups, mail conversations, and teleconferencing (29 items) <br><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-0331-5291">Topic</a>: information filters (22 items) <br><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-0902-4985">Topic</a>: information services (17 items) <br><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-1462-6421">Topic</a>: problem of information overload (23 items) <br><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-1043-0969">Topic</a>: publishing (14 items) <br><a href="thid-0513-0671-th-0732-2551">Topic</a>: XML data type<br> (22 items) </th_xref> </blockquote> </td></tr></table> <hr><font size=-1> Updated barberCB 3/06<br> Copyright © 2002-2008 by C. 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