Jan 29 2009 6:57PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Tech Trivia,
Audio,
Ogg Vorbis,
CIO,
quiz,
open source,
compression,
codecs
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is Ogg Vorbis
Vorbis is an open source patent-free audio compression format, developed as a replacement for proprietary digital audio encoding formats, such as MP3, VQF, and AAC. Vorbis files compress to a smaller size than MP3 files, which reduces bandwidth and storage requirements. According to many reports, a Vorbis file provides better sound quality than an MP3 file of the same size.
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Secret Word of the Day
This word describes sound in the range that’s audible to humans. What’s the secret word?
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Tech Trivia
Does sound move more quickly through air or a solid?
Answer (Scroll to the second paragraph.)
Word Scramble
Unscramble the letters to see the name of the pattern created by audible energy:
undos avwe
Answer
Acronym Challenge
Vorbis is an audio codec. What does “codec” stand for?
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
USB audio glitches
Serdar Yegualp explains how to deal with USB audio problems, such as stuttering and glitching.
Jan 28 2009 7:19PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
Tech Trivia,
social networking,
flash mob,
wireless,
CIO,
quiz
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is flash mob
A flash mob is a group of people who organize themselves, using electronic media such as cell phones or the Internet, to gather together in a public place, behave in a predetermined manner for a predetermined period of time, and then quickly disperse. The first flash mobs were considered either pranks or performance art. More recently, flash mobs have gathered for other purposes, including protests and charity. Last week, T-Mobile used the flash mob concept for an ad.
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Secret Word of the Day
In this model of human interaction, people expand their connections by accessing the connections of acquaintances. What’s the secret word?
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Tech Trivia
Who first proposed the “six degrees of separation” theory?
Answer
Acronym Challenge
GPS messaging is a little like a digital sticky note that mobile users access when they enter a specific location. What does GPS stand for?
Answer
Word Scramble
Unscramble the letters for the name of a device that became prominent because of its wireless email capabilities:
rabbyclerk
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
Twitter tries to shore up security in wake of hack attack
As many as 33 high profile Twitter accounts were breached just days after a widespread phishing scam targeted users of the social network.
Sales 2.0
This white paper explores how sales and marketing professionals are using online collaboration and social networking to spark sales.
Jan 12 2009 10:42PM GMT
Posted by: Ivy Wigmore
IPTV,
television,
Internet,
Internet TV,
CIO,
quiz,
communications
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is IPTV.
IPTV (Internet Protocol television) is the delivery of programming by video stream encoded as a series of IP packets. IPTV is distributed by a service provider, can be free or fee-based and can deliver either live TV or stored video. It can be bundled with other Internet Protocol services, including VoIP and high-speed Internet access.
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Secret Word of the Day
This term describes communication between a single sender and multiple receivers on a network. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
IPTV might be delivered via a CDN. What does CDN stand for?
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Tech Trivia
What does a triple-play network deliver?
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
This free chapter download offers a crash course in IPTV.
This Eurocomms.com article predicts battles ahead between IPTV and iTV.
Jan 6 2009 2:52AM GMT
Posted by: Margaret Rouse
quiz,
microblogging,
Twitter,
social networking,
Facebook
Our WhatIs.com Tech Term is microblogging
Microblogging is a web service that allows the subscriber to broadcast short messages to other subscribers of the service. The broadcasts can be text, photos or video. Twitter, Jaiku and the status feature on Facebook are three of the most popular microblogging services.
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Secret Word of the Day
This is a series of entries posted to a single page in reverse-chronological order. What’s the secret word?
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Acronym Challenge
Twitter was written in a programming language called RoR. What does RoR stand for?
Answer
Tech Trivia
In the 1980’s, before the arrival of the World Wide Web, what did you call an application for sharing or exchanging messages or other files on a network?
Answer
Learn Something New Every Day
Microblogging for business
What are the risks of social networking sites?
Creating a sensible social network policy
When Micro-Blogging Grows Up
List of Enterprise Microblogging Tools: Twitter for the Intranet