Please post your initial entry early in the week and no later than Friday, so there is sufficient time for peer responses. Learning Objectives:

Please post your initial entry early in the week and no later than Friday, so there is sufficient time for peer responses.

Learning Objectives:

1. Compare different web utilities including plug-ins, filters, file transfer utilities, and Internet security suites.
2. Compare different Internet communications, including e-mail, text messaging, instant messaging, social networking, blogs, microblogs, webcasts, podcasts, and wikis.
3. Describe search tools, including search engines, and specialized search engines.
4. Describe cloud computing, including the three-way interaction of clients, Internet, and service providers.
5. Discuss the Internet of Things (IoT) and the continuing development of the Internet to allow everyday objects to send and receive data.