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1. ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF CONSUMER COMMUNICATION RITU M-COM(E-COM)

2. INTRODUTION How do we keep internet communication simple? Consumer find them selves with the wide array of communication option:- E-mail Instant messaging Blogs RSS BSS

4. You can send a message any time , any where.

5. You can send the message to several people at the same time.

7. How Email works on the Internet E-mailis sent and received through electronic "post offices" known as mail servers. To read your e-mail, you must retrieve it from the mail server. Once you enter the address of the recipient, compose your message, and click Send, your e-mail software handles the delivery

8. E-mail

11. Ancillary functions: File transfers, chat rooms, voice over IP

12. IM equivalent of an email address is your screen name (or buddy name)

13. Typically accomplished through a small, free program you download and install on your computer

15. INSTANT MESSAGING

16. BLOGS A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

17. BLOGS A blog is a web site that often provides commentary or news on a particular subject,such as food ,politics, or local news ; some function as more personal online diaries. A Blog is a web site that allows an author to publish instantly from any Internet connection. A blog can be interactive ,allowing teacher and student to being conversation or add information published there.

18. SAMPLE BLOGS EXAMPLES; -http://www.radioactive-banana.com/blog -http://www.drivingsecrets.com/blog/ -http://www.starbucksgossip.com

19. BLOGS

20. RSS Really Simple Syndication ,or Rich Site Summary. Rss is the latest messaging media and shows genuine promise as a mean to communication . Rss files are designed to provide content summaries of news or information. Defined as “RSS is an XML-based format for syndicated content.” - source IBM .

21. The biggest benefit to RSS is that it does not have the spam issues inherent to e-mail ,users opt-in to the RSS feeds that interest them.

22. RSS

23. BBS BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM A bulletin board system (BBS) is a computer or an application dedicated to the sharing or exchange of messages or other files on a network, the BBS was used to post simple messages between users.

24. A BBS may be accessible from a dial-up modem, Telnet, or the Internet. Because it originated before the graphical user interface (GUI) became prevalent, the BBS interface was text-based. Although recent Web-based versions have a graphical, interactive user interface, the text-only interface preferred by BBS purists can often be accessed by Telnet.

25. BBS