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embed


This term refers to using computer [|code] to place something, such as a [|video] or [|song], on a [|Web site] or [|blog]. When something is "embedded" on a Web page, the [|user] can watch the video or listen to the song without leaving the page.

URL



 * Uniform Resource Locator **

(//pronounced: U-R-L or earl//) An acronym/term that describes the location and access method of a resource on the Internet; for example, the URL "http://www.netlingo.com" describes the type of [|access] method being used ( [|http] -the [|protocol] ) and the [|server] location that [|hosts] the Web site (www.netlingo.com-the [|address] ). All [|Web sites] have URLs. One could say a URL is what a telephone number is to a telephone or what a street address is to a house. Because Web site URLs are sometimes long and hard to read, [|Web browsers] (such as [|Netscape Navigator] ) have a [|bookmark] feature that gives [|users] the opportunity to save the location (the URL) of [|sites] you'd like to return to.

tagging



 * a.k.a. social bookmarking, social tagging, tags **

A grassroots phenomenon whereby users label Web sites with descriptive tags, building a network of knowledge dubbed [|folksonomy] -- a taxonomy of knowledge organized by ordinary folk. [|Yahoo!] was quick to spot this trend, as are other Web sites linked to below. The term " [|tag] " has evolved to refer to content that identifies a particular image or file, to be used in conjunction with other images or files of the same tag. On some Web sites, communities have formed around particular tags, for example: the tag "memorymaps" refers to digital scrapbooks that make use of the ability to annotate photographs with boxes (which display pop-up captions when the mouse pointer rolls over them). Starting with a satellite image of a city or town, users attach captions to places of particular significance, for example old school friends' houses or high school hangouts. Other communities sprinkle maps with restaurants, cinemas, and other places of interest. //Hey, people are into it!//