By: Daniella Simoni Whitney Martin Ferrara Kristina Alexandra Isaacs

 “Many blogs provide commentary or news on a particular subject; others function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. The ability for readers to leave comments in an interactive format is an important part of many blogs. Most blogs are primarily textual, although some focus on art ” (Wikipedia)online diariesart

 “A white paper is an article that states an organization's position or philosophy about a social, political, or other subject, or a not-too- detailed technical explanation of an architecture, framework, or product technology. Typically, a white paper explains the results, conclusions, or construction resulting from some organized committee or research collaboration or design and development effort” (Search SOA)

 “Refers to a process in which data is collected from multiple sources or multiple raters surrounding the person being assessed. Respondents may include self supervisors, reporting peers and in some cases clients” (Interlink)

 “When you transfer information or move data from a main source to another source”  (Ask-edi.com)

 CIO stands for Chief Information Officer  “ All systems design, development and datacenter operations fall under CIO jurisdiction. CIOs have demanding jobs as information systems in an organization are often taken for granted until something breaks down. The CIO is responsible for explaining to executive management the complex nightmare this industry has gotten itself into over the past 40 years and why equipment must be constantly retrofitted or replaced” (Dictionary.zdnet.com)

 “Webcasting implies {real- time} {streaming} transmission of encoded {video} (or {audio}) under the control of the {server} to multipl e recipients who all receive the same content at the same time. This is in contrast to normal web browsing which is controlled from t he {browser} by individual users and may take arbitrarily long to deliver a complete document” (

 “Detailed studies of selected contaminants in selec ted hydrologic systems to address specific questions that concern the characteristics, causes, and governing processes of water- quality degradation” (pubs.usgs.gov)

 “A collection of digital media files which is distributed over the internet. The term podcast is a portmamteau of the acronym “pod” standing for portable on demand” (Wikipedia)

 “Capable of changing quickly from one state or condition to another” (Wordnet)