Glossary

1.Videotext- One of the earliest forms of "end-user information systems" it provides information in a computer like format, typically on a television screen. Created in 1983.
2.Viewtron- The First commercial form of videotext. It failed due to what it required of its customers which included: a keyboard to videotext with (which was very costly), a television to display images with, a monthly subscription of $12, and a phone line to send information with (which cost $1 an hour).
3.Online Journalism- Reporting and other journalism distributed via the web. It tends to be formatted differently than print news.
4.Digital Dialectic- A discourse pertaining to new media and the continually changing digital world.
5.Internet- The international computer network of networks that connect government, academic and business institutions.
6.Digital Globalization- Operating around the world via the web. Spreading information and products worldwide via the web that can affect the world culturally.
7.Mediums- The method or object that is used to spread information or products.
8.CD-ROMs- (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) A compact disc format used to store programs and data files. It became popular in the 1990's.
9.Virtual Environment- The environment (what appears) on the web/internet.
10.Infrastructure of Worldwide Networking- The underlying substructure that makes up the web systems that everyone around the world uses.