The 21st Century Internet : What You Need to Know

The 21st Century Internet: What you need to know This book presents what the internet is today, how it works and how to use it. The 21 Century Internet: What you Need to Know will guide you on blogging and microblogging; on social networks, tweeting, pinging, and webscraping. You will become familiar with new internet tools such as RSS, API, AJAX and RIA. You will also understand the concept of cloud computing, video and audio conferencing, and learn how to easily use internet applications on your mobile. It will help you to know: the definition, aims, brief history and present scope of the Internet, the push and pull technology and the structure of the Internet, the configuration of URLs and how to use them to get Internet resources about website design, owning a website and domain name system, about Internet Service Providers, types of connection, the requirements, about privacy policies and statements on the internet You will learn how to: logon, browse, open email accounts, chat and download from the Internet, use search engines to explore for jobs, scholarships, opportunities, add favorite sites, monitor browsing history and set preferences, recognize and rectify problems you encounter while browsing, detect, avoid and block spammers, scammers and fraudsters, access specific sites for any information You will find information about e-commerce, ebooks, Web 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 and the New Internet; about the advantages and disadvantages of the global network in the 21st Century. Livinus Nosike The author holds a PhD in Sciences of the Universe from the University of Nice - Sophia Antipolis (UNSA). His young, yet distinguished career has spanned the continents, involving several award-winning programmes in colleges and universities. He is the inventor of the ExamDorado game, a web application that evaluates analytical intelligence quotients (IQ) by integrating exam passing principles into a gaming experience. He developed the PeoplesAttitude web platform; www.peoplesattitude.net is a free social network centered on attitudes and comportments of peoples across different cultures, with interactive pages for each country.