Shout it out Loud - New Freewebs ShoutBox Powers ''Anytime'' Communication Between Web Sites, Visitors.SILVER SPRING, Md. -- New feature lets anyone with an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the connection and something to share build a free Web site that features the best of guestbooks, chat rooms and IM Freewebs.com, the Internet's leading free do-it-yourself Web site host, today announced the immediate availability of the Freewebs Shoutbox. Available to all Freewebs users, the Freewebs Shoutbox combines the best features of guestbooks, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , and chat rooms to allow "any time" communications between visitors on a website. A demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. of the new feature can be viewed at www.freewebs.com/shoutboxdemo/. Powered by AJAX (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AJAX), Freewebs Shoutbox enables both synchronous Refers to events that are synchronized, or coordinated, in time. For example, the interval between transmitting A and B is the same as between B and C, and completing the current operation before the next one is started are considered synchronous operations. Contrast with asynchronous. and asychronous communication and lets Web site visitors chat at the same time, post messages, or hold a conversation over any period of time. The Freewebs ShoutBox is customizable by size and color, and allows the owner to set permissions on who can post. "Social networking sites A Web site that provides a virtual community for people interested in a particular subject or just to "hang out" together. Members create their own online "profile" with biographical data, pictures, likes, dislikes and any other information they choose to post. are a mile wide and an inch deep. Freewebs is creating a deeper and more meaningful web experience than just a five foot tall profile page on MySpace. Websites are becoming richer communication platforms and Freewebs Shoutbox is leading the way," said Haroon Mokhtarzada, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Freewebs. "The Freewebs Shoutbox was built in direct response to members' needs for a better way to communicate with visitors to their sites." About Freewebs For everyone with an Internet connection and something to share, Freewebs.com is the free, do-it-yourself Web site builder that guarantees anyone can easily create and share a complete, high-quality Web site through its versatile web publishing Creating a Web site and placing it on the Web server. A Web site is a collection of HTML pages with the home page typically named INDEX.HTML. Web sites are designed using Web authoring software which provides a graphical layout capability or by hand coding in HTML or both. platform. Today, more than 10 million individuals, groups, organizations and small businesses worldwide use Freewebs to create and host comprehensive Web sites that include blogs, photos, videos, music, e-commerce and more. Founded in 2001, Freewebs is privately held and based in Silver Spring, Md. |
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