They hit upon the idea of a site that would help users exchange video files.
They decided to make a site that would help users exchange video files, much as many sites had been created to hold photographs.
In the case of Napster, users exchanged files that they stored on their home computers.
In addition to text messaging, users can exchange images, video and audio media messages.
Interactive refers to a system's ability to provide two-way communications, so users could exchange computer data, for example.
The business grew to a point where users were exchanging 300mm messages per month.
"The middle ground is occupied by interactive websites where a user can exchange information with the host computer."
The users can freely exchange advice, tips, information and individual experiences that relate to the questions with each other.
In the early days of the personal computer, many users regularly exchanged information and programs on floppies.
Napster, started in 1999 by an 18-year-old college student, enables users to exchange music files stored on their computers.