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Web 101: Understanding Blogs, Wikis, Social Networking, and Mobile Internet (Video)

Make sense of the internet today and get ready for the future

SYNOPSIS
Keep your web browser open and your mouse ready, as technology expert and Columbia Dean Sree Sreenivasan guides you through the features, technologies, and terminology of the digital age. Surveying some of today's most powerful and popular sites, Sreenivasan covers the basics of blogs, wikis, social networking, video or photo sharing, online gaming, and mobile web. He also offers valuable insights into the future of online technologies and how the web will transform the day-to-day lives of its users.

DURATION/TIME
2 videos
29 minutes total running time

PRICE
$15 ($12 for )
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Instructor Bio

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Sree Sreenivasan is a leading technology expert and WNBC-TV's tech reporter. He is also Dean of Student Affairs at Columbia University's journalism school, where he runs the new media program. His tech reports can be seen on Thursday mornings at 6:20 am and Monday evenings at 5:20 on Channel 4. He previously spent six years as WABC's Tech Guru. His work explaining technology has appeared in The New York Times, BusinessWeek, Rolling Stone, and Popular Science (where he was a member of the "Geek Chorus"). In March 2004, Newsweek magazine named him one of the 20 most influential South Asians in the nation. More on him at http://www.sree.net.

Testimonials

Having seen Sree's segments on TV, it was refreshing to see that he is equally at ease in a classroom setting as he is front of the cameras. Sree is energetic and personable. He has a gift for explaining things in a way that makes sense to all, regardless of the level of expertise. -- Debra Williams

"Sree Sreenivasan's course on blogs was extremely insightful and packed full of so much useful information that it's going to take me days to get through it all! He kept the course going at a rapid-fire pace without leaving anyone behind. I highly recommend this course, even if you think you know all you need to know about blogs." -- Taylor Morris

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