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Information and Rich User Experience E-TECHNOLOGY: Communication Technology content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input INTRODUCTION TO ICT...

Information and Rich User Experience E-TECHNOLOGY: Communication Technology content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input INTRODUCTION TO ICT example: a website that shows local content Long Tail Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Services are offered on demand rather than on a one-time deals with the use of different communication technologies such purchase. as computers, radio, television, mobile phones, telephone, In certain cases, time-based pricing is better than file-size-based Internet, etc. to locate, save, send and edit information. pricing or vice versa. Internet stands for “inter-networking”. An electronic Mass Participation communications network that connects computer networks and diverse information sharing through universal web access organizational computer facilities around the world. web 2.0’s content is based on people from various cultures Web Browser is a software installed on your computer system Software as a Service which allows you locate, view, and navigate the web. The Web, or World Wide Web (W3), is basically a system of users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing Internet that support specially formatted documents. allows you to rent a software for a minimal fee Evolution of Web User Participation Web 1.0 anyone can put any content static web (flat page, stationary page or fixed content) Several Problems of Web 3.0 “as is” and cannot be manipulated by the user content is the same for all users Compatibility – HTML files and current web browsers could not support Web 3.0. most basic type of website Security – the machine is saving his or her preferences easiest to create Vastness – www contains billions of web pages Web 2.0 Vagueness – certain words are imprecise dynamic web Logic – there are certain limitations for a computer to be able to predict what the user is referring to at a given time content is not the same for all users do not require any web programming or database design TRENDS IN ICT allows users to interact with the page Convergence allows users to use web browsers instead of just using their Technological convergence is the synergy of technological operating system advancements to work on a similar goal or task. browsers can now be used for Convergence is using several technologies to accomplish a task o their user interface conveniently. o application software or web applications Social Media o file storage. a website, application, or online channel that enables web users Examples to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user- o social networking sites generated content o blogs According to Nielsen, a global information and measurement o wikis company, Internet users spend more time in social media sites o video sharing sites than in any other type of site. o hosted services Mobile Technologies o web applications The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years. Several of these devices are capable of using Most websites that we visit today are Web 2.0 high-speed internet. Web 3.0 Today, the latest mobile devices use 4G Networking, which currently the fastest mobile network. semantic web - a movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Also, mobile devices use different operating systems: Assistive Media The W3C standard encourages web developers to include semantic content in their web pages. a non-profit service designed to help who have a visual and reading impairments. The term was coined by the inventor of the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee. A database of audio recordings is used to read to the user. He also noted that the Semantic Web is a component for web. Types of Social Media Web 4.0 Social Networks mobile web sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same connects all devices in the real and virtual world in real-time interests or backgrounds (e.g., Facebook ) Bookmarking Sites Web 5.0 sites that allow you to store and manage links to various symbiotic web websites and resources will be about the (emotional) interaction between humans and Most of these sites allow you to create a tag that allows users to computers easily search or share them. (e.g., StumbleUpon and Pinterest) Social News Features of Web 2.0 sites that allow users to post their own news items or links to other news sources Folksonomy allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using users can also comment on the post and comments may also be ranked freely chosen keywords (e.g., tagging) used by twt, ig, fb, etc. in the form of hashtags (#) users are also capable of voting on these news articles of the website  Those who get the most amount of votes are shown prominently. (e.g., reddit and Digg) Media Sharing sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music, and video Most of these sites have additional social features like liking, commenting, and having user profiles. (e.g., YouTube and Instagram) Microblogging sites that are focus on short updates from the user (e.g., Twitter) Blogs and Forums allow user to post their content other users are able to comment on the said topic free blogging platforms: blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr forums are typically part of a certain website or web service. Operating Systems Operating System is a system software that manages computer hardware and software resources and provides common services for computer programs. iOS - used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad Android - an open source OS developed by Google. o open source means several mobile phone use this OS for free Blackberry OS - used in Blackberry devices. Windows Phone OS - a closed source and proprietary OS developed by Microsoft Symbian - the original smartphone OS; used by Nokia devices WebOS - originally used for smartphones; now used for smart TVs Windows Mobile - developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs