Online Information Services Industry -- See Also the narrower term Infomediaries
Here are entered works on agents who help to capture and manage information about customers in an online environment and to use this information for commercial purposes.
Here are entered works on false or misleading information that is deliberately and/or covertly disseminated, often by an intelligence organization to confuse another nation's intelligence operations. Works on false or out-of-context information that is presented as fact regardless of an intent to deceive are entered under Misinformation.
Here are entered works on services, commonly called newsgroups and LISTSERV lists, that allow a computer user to post messages to, and read messages from, a group of people who have a common interest, usually by means of the Internet, a commercial online service, or electronic mail. Works on services that allow a computer user to post messages to, and read messages from, a group of people who have a common interest, via a dedicated telephone line established for the purpose, are entered under Computer bulletin boards. Works on services that allow a person, using a computer, to engage in an actual "conversation" with other people in real time are entered under Online chat groups. --subdivision Electronic discussion groups under subjects; and names of individual electronic discussion groups
Here are entered works on services, commonly called newsgroups and LISTSERV lists, that allow a computer user to post messages to, and read messages from, a group of people who have a common interest, usually by means of the Internet, a commercial online service, or electronic mail. Works on services that allow a computer user to post messages to, and read messages from, a group of people who have a common interest, via a dedicated telephone line established for the purpose, are entered under Computer bulletin boards. Works on services that allow a person, using a computer, to engage in an actual "conversation" with other people in real time are entered under Online chat groups. --subdivision Electronic discussion groups under subjects; and names of individual electronic discussion groups
Here are entered works on newspapers that are published and distributed electronically. --subdivision Newspapers under names of countries, cities, etc., and under ethnic groups and topical headings
