Digital Media Vocabulary
Digital Media by the Numbers
Instagram
Other Media
100
A two- or three-dimensional icon that represents a computer user or gamer. It may be a cartoonish graphic, a photograph, a screen name, or a fully developed character.
What is an avatar.
100
Owned by 82% of teens.
What is a cellphone.
100

What non-football celebrity is the most followed on Instagram? 

Selena Gomez

100
This company developed the most used search engine in the United States.
What is Google.
200
A type of online journal or website that is usually updated by an individual or group. It rhymes with "frog."
What is a blog.
200

41% of teens say they are addicted to this.

What is a phone.

200
What social networking site bought Instagram in 2012?
What is Facebook.
200
As of April 2016, this was the most popular social networking site in the world, based on the number of active user accounts.
What is Facebook.
300

A digital audio presentation made available on the Internet for downloading to a computer or portable media player, typically available as a series

What is a podcast

300
68% of teens say they do this digital media activity at least once a day.
What is text.
300
What social networking site has been the most searched term on the internet since 2009?
What is Facebook.
300
This is a free website where users can upload, save, sort, and manage images—known as pins—and other media content through collections known as pinboards.
What is Pinterest.
400

Ignoring someone online

What is Ghosting.

400
What hashtag dominates on Instagram, with approximately 57 million photos used with it?
What is a`Selfie.
400
What three countries currently have the most Instagram users? Hint, one is in North America, one in South America, one in East Asia.
What is the United States, Brazil and Japan.
400
This is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets".
What is Twitter .
500
The illegal act of sending emails that appear to be from authentic sources, but are really from spammers. The term sounds like a sport that uses a hook and some bait.
What is phishing.
500
The percent of teen who have said something bad about someone online that they would not have said in person is either 25%, 50% or 75%.
What is 25%.
500
What year was Instagram founded?
What is 2010.
500
What country is number one in the world in using smartphones? Hint, the country is in East Asia.
What is China.
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