Vocabulary Wiki

The link to the vocabulary wiki is http://vocabulary.metawiki.com

Ideas for a better world

Actually, I find this class so original that I might need some more time to propose any new ideas to improve it. It is quite a good idea to teach english through concrete researchs. As far as I am concerned, I studied english at university. Thus I learnt grammar bases, business vocabulary and civilization. But maybe, several students would like to have more grammar or vocabulary during classes.

that is why I propose an online vocabulary lexicon that anybody will be able to fill. The blog will be sorted by categories (banking vocabulary, internet vocabulary...)

Here is a link to a topic posted on our wiki .

Area secured

SHTTP means Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol which is developed by Enterprise Integration Technologies in 1995 to ensure security with commercial transactions on the Internet. A protocol that provides secure transactions over the Web. It is endorsed by a variety of organizations.

An extension to the HTTP protocol to support sending data securely over the World Wide Web. Not all Web browsers and servers support S-HTTP. Another technology for transmitting secure communications over the World Wide Web -- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) -- is more prevalent. However, SSL and S-HTTP have very different designs and goals so it is possible to use the two protocols together. Whereas SSL is designed to establish a secure connection between two computers, S-HTTP is designed to send individual messages securely. Both protocols have been submitted to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) for approval as a standard.

SHTTP is very important because more and more websites allow money transactions online. Here are several examples : monalbumphoto.fr , pixmania.com, rueducommerce.com …
Those websites have an e commercial activity. You choose a product on the website and then you pay online with a shttp protocole. Then you receive the product you have ordered. This is also very important for all the online mail boxes on which you login (gmail) . Buying a mp3 on a mp3 platform (itunes.com), buying a book on amazon, buying food on www.auchandirect.fr knowing that it secure to payonline. Many companies couldn’t live without shttp.

how would ebay cope with an unsecured transaction protocole ?

RSS allow you to live in the very present

RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication”. It is a simple XML-based system that allows users to subscribe to their favorite websites. Using RSS, webmasters can put their content into a standardized format, which can be viewed and organized through RSS-aware software or automatically conveyed as new content on another website.

Programs known as a feed readers or aggregators can check a list of feeds on behalf of a user and display any updated articles that they find. It is common to find web feeds on major websites and many smaller ones.

My blog works with Atom. Atom is nearly the same process that RSS feeds. My Atom is activated on my website although I don’t actually use actualization feeds knowing that my datas don’t refer to websites (except images and links).

Today, RSS is not only used for website but also for podcasting. You can suscribe to services (such as on itunes.com) that allow you to choose the podcasts that you want automatically downloaded. Thus, for instance, every week you get the last broadcast of your favorite radio show automatically.
The other new way of using RSS is the quick improvements in cell phone technology. The third generation cell phones will soon be able to receive RSS feeds via SMS or mails. This will a good way to see your favorite news or the latest podcasts displayed on your mobile.

This proves that Internet is not dedicated to a computer anymore. Internet spreads over other devices such as mobile but also TV (digital TV).

And what about the e-paper ? This soft screen you can pack. With an integrated wifi connection and RSS feeds you will be able to get the latest personalized news in the morning, when you go to work.

An example of e-paper