Submitted by Anonymous on 7 October 2006 - 9:48am.

Here is a quick guide to tech terms (from BBC news):

  • VOD - video-on-demand
  • Wikis - Collaborative technology for editing websites
  • IPTV - internet protocol television
  • RSS - Really Simple Syndication alias automated news feeds
  • PVR - personal video recorder
  • Web 2.0 - user-generated content phase of internet
  • Triple-play - internet, TV and phone in one subscription
  • VoIP - voice over internet protocol
  • IM - instant messaging
  • Newsging - frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts on the web
  • Podcasting - internet broadcasting for playback on MP3 players

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