Internet: Internet Communication

Internet Communication

Written by S. Housley

Email, Instant Messaging, Blogs, RSS, Forums and Listservs: What's Next?

By S. Housley

How do we keep Internet communication simple? Let's start by taking a look at repparttar different methods used to communicate on repparttar 118588 web. It is important to understand repparttar 118589 nuances and benefits of repparttar 118590 different forms.

Email This is repparttar 118591 most popular communication method. Users typically use desktop software to receive, read and respond to messages. Some users use web-based mail and manage messages in a web browser like Internet Explorer. The downfall to email communication is that anyone can send email messages to anyone else if they have (or guess) repparttar 118592 correct email address. This system's Achilles heel is its simplicity and universal popularity.

Email accounts are often burdened by spam or unsolicited email. Despite software developers having created complex spam filters and legislators having introduced new anti-spam legislation, repparttar 118593 problem persists and spam continues to burden email as a messaging medium.

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Instant Messaging Instant messaging allows users to "chat" in real time. Users can send text messages to anyone online and receive instant replies if repparttar 118594 user is also online. The "instant" fad gave way to parental fears as children made "friends" online. With no way to confirm if "friends" are who they represent themselves to be, and multiple security holes, instant messaging has taken a back seat in internet communication.

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Blogs Online journals and daily diaries have taken hold. Some blogs are interactive, allowing users to respond and comment on posts. Locating topic-specific blogs that provide relevant and interesting content on a daily basis can be a challenge. The nature of a blog is to contain fresh public content. As our lives become more complicated blogs are often abandoned, as they require constant updating.

Using professional XP style icons in successful application development

Written by Thomas P

The use of professional XP style icons in your applications can not only help you sell your products/services but also help you retain customers and attract newer ones. XP style icons act as secret weapons using which you can show your individuality act as effective marketing agents. So let us find out as to who can benefit by making use of professional xp icons and how.

Who can benefit by using readymade professional XP style icons

1.) Software developers

Software development is no longer what it used to be. A software application has to be user-friendly and must have a professional look in order to sell. Icons being your user’s first contact, play repparttar most important role as your software program’s marketing agents. If your icons are professionally designed then repparttar 118587 overall look and feel of repparttar 118588 software increases whereas on repparttar 118589 other hand if your icons are of low quality, repparttar 118590 software as a whole looks inferior no matter how good it is.

In what way can icons help in promoting software applications?

1.) Proper use of well designed XP style icons can give repparttar 118591 software a good look and feel.

2.) XP style icons help to make repparttar 118592 software look less complex by acting as visual communication tools

3.) Icons can be understood by everyone irrespective of whether he/she is conversant with repparttar 118593 language used in repparttar 118594 software. This increases repparttar 118595 universality of repparttar 118596 software

4.) Well designed XP style icons are visually appealing and will help repparttar 118597 user in understanding repparttar 118598 features to repparttar 118599 software better increasing repparttar 118600 overall usability of repparttar 118601 software

Making use of free or badly designed icons can lead to repparttar 118602 downfall of software applications no matter how well they are programmed. The best way to avoid this situation is to purchase XP Style icons from professional icon creators. Today there are some professional icon creators who sell quality icons at very affordable prices. For instance http://www.icongalore.com can provide you with unique XP style icons for as low as $3/icon which is repparttar 118603 cheapest rate for an icon as of now.

2.) Web Designers

Websites have become repparttar 118604 defining factors for most businesses especially if repparttar 118605 business is 100% online. Web designers are faced with repparttar 118606 task of building not only visually appealing websites but also highly usable websites. Web usability that includes everything from easy loading, better navigation, visual appeal and information layout has today become repparttar 118607 most important factor related to web designing.

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