Definitions for, "Zapping Your
Recruitment Strategies"
Word |
Definition |
|---|---|
| Flame | Insulting, cruel, and derogatory messages sent via e-mail or posted to UseNet newsgroups |
| ISP | Internet Service Provider - The company that connects you to the Internet |
| Listservs | List servers - the machines and software that allow for automated e-mail lists to operate. |
| Lurk | To read messages posted to e-mail discussion groups and newsgroups without sending or posting any messages yourself while getting acclimated to the list’s cultural norms and code of conduct. |
| Moderated list | An e-mail list that has active moderator(s) that reviews and/or approves requests to become a subscriber to the list. The moderator(s) may also review the content of messages to screen e-mails prior to their being distributed back out to the list. |
| Netiquette | Etiquette that is expected from users in the way that they communicate on the Internet using e-mail or post to newsgroups. |
| Search engines | Sites on the World Wide Web that index the information found on the Web enabling users to search for information of interest in a systematic way |
| Thread | All of the articles posted to a UseNet newsgroup associated with an initial posting (including the initial posting) |
| Unmoderated list | An e-mail list that operates on a fully automated basis. Although there may be a list owner he/she does not actively review messages received by the list prior to their being distributed to the list. |
| URL | Uniform Resource Locator - the address used for linking and visiting web sites on the World Wide Web. |
| UseNet | Users’ Network - the area of the Internet where newsgroups and electronic bulletin boards are found. |