A computerized version of the bulletin boards found in stores and other public places, where people can leave messages and advertise things they want to buy or sell
An electronic message center on the World Wide Web where the user can read and respond to comments made by other users Most bulletin boards serve specific interest groups and are a good tool for keeping up-to-date on current trends in a certain field
An area of a Web site where users can post messages for other users to read In most cases, readers can contact the author of a bulletin board message by e-mail (See also "chat," chat room," and "Discussion group")
[return to top] One of the many names (others include conference board and discussion board) where asynchronous text-based online communication can occur Many bulletin boards provide the ability for users to have threaded discussions about specific topics
An electronic forum that hosts posted messages and articles related to a common subject
Used in this paper to indicate the on-line (electronic) bulletin boards, where users of the board post notices using modems or network connections such as Internet Users also read notices and carry out other bulletin board business, such as multiparty on-line conversations where each party types in comments in an ongoing discussion
an electronic version of the type of bulletin board found on the wall in many kitchens and work places Bulletin Boards are used to post simple messages between users There is a UWS Staff Bulletin board and a Swansea Higher Education Car Sharing bulletin board
More correctly called the NASD OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB), a National Association of Securities Dealers quotation service for "unlisted securities" not traded "over the counter" and not on any of the three major U S stock exchanges The OTCBB lists some 7,000 securities of mostly small corporations, some with little or no operating business
An electronic message center Most bulletin boards serve specific interest groups They allow you to dial in with a modem, review messages left by others, and leave your own message if you want Bulletin boards are a particularly good place to find free or inexpensive software products
A virtual location where users can post and read information about a particular topic Questions and answers are common in this forum
1 A computer set up to accept calls from other computers by modem, to exchange message, private mail, or files The difference between a BBS and an information service is one of scale BBSs typically run on a single microcomputer or a network of microcomputers Information services typically run on at least a minicomputer, or more often a mainframe computer, or even a network of mainframe computers BBSs typically have anywhere from one to sixty telephone lines, and dozens or possibly a few thousand users Information services have hundreds of lines and tens of thousands or millions of users Most BBSs are free, while all information services charge for usage The line between large BBSs and information services (like most lines drawn in the information world) is beginning to blur 2 In Prodigy Classic, a Bulletin Board was a section of the service devoted to a specific topic On other services, the term used might be forum
a computer that is running software that allows users to leave messages and access information of general interest
In computing, a bulletin board is a system that enables users to send and receive messages of general interest. The Internet is the largest computer bulletin board in the world
A place on a network where electronic messages can be posted and read Especially popular on Usenet, enabling worldwide 'newsgroups' to exchange information on topics of interest
Place to leave an electronic message or share news that anyone can read and respond to Marketers and others can capture your e-mail address from bulletin boards
A method of online asynchronous communication; an electronic message center Users connect with the center via modem; they can read messages posted by others and respond or leave messages on other topics Typically, each bulletin board focuses on a specific topic or area of interest
A bulletin board on the Internet is just like a real bulletin board With a real bulletin board, people put things up for other people to see By sending e-mail, people using an Internet bulletin board can post messages for other people on the Internet to see