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Welcome to my blog

My name is Nick and I'm currently studying University online in Japan!!!. I was born in England but moved to Australia at the age of 18 and lived there ever since. I have a interest in mostly everything and especially love the chance to debate issues with my students in Japan.
I am writing this blog for my Curtin University course on Internet Comm
unications, so I hope you find my blog clear and concise as well as useful. To be honest though it'll probably be more of a memory aid for me so my expertise in the IT field can continue to grow.

Over the course of this semester I will be writing about the following modules:

Module 1
o Introduction to Module 1: 'What's in a Name?'
o Topic 1.1: What is the Internet?
o Topic 1.2: ...and what is the World Wide Web?

Module 2
o Introduction to Module 2: What is Web 2.0?
o Topic 2.1: Blogging
o Topic 2.2: Wikis
o Topic 2.3: Social Networking
o Topic 2.4: Content Sharing

Module 3
o Introduction to Module 3: Your Internet Footprint
o Topic 3.1: Your Digital Shadow
o Topic 3.2: Social Me(dia) Rivers
o Topic 3.3: The Future of Internet Communication

If you might be interested in any of these subjects, please feel free to take a look, comment or
develop upon it on your own blog.
Thank you for visiting
Nick

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