Terms and definitions (5)

• WIREFRAME – depict how an individual page or template should look from an architectural perspective. Wireframes are typically created for the site's most important pages—such as main pages, major category pages, and the interfaces to search—and other important applications. The goal is not to create wireframes for every page in your site, but only for the ones that are complicated, unique, or set a pattern for other pages (i.e., templates).
  
  
• INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE – (a) The structural design of shared information environments. (b) The combination of organization, labeling, search, and navigation systems within web sites and intranets. (c) The art and science of shaping information products and experiences to support usability and findability. (d) An emerging discipline and community of practice focused on bringing principles of design and architecture to the digital landscape.
  
  
• ASYNCHRONOUS MESSAGING – Sending messages that are not in sync with an external clock.
  
  
• OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE – Publicly available software that can be copied or modified without payment.
  
  
• SOCIAL NETWORKS – Technology that enables users to leverage personal connections.

Morville, Peter, and Louis Rosenfeld. Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. 3rd. Sebastopol, CA : O'Reilly Media, Inc, 2006.

Goto, Kelly, and Emily Cotler. Web ReDesign 2.0: Workflow that Works. 2nd. Berkley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2004.