Empowerment Technologies: Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Convergent Technologies, Social, Mobile and Assistive Media
Empowerment Technologies: Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Convergent Technologies, Social, Mobile and Assistive Media
Empowerment Technologies: Web 2.0, Web 3.0, Convergent Technologies, Social, Mobile and Assistive Media
TECHNOLOGIES
WEB 2.0, WEB 3.0, CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES,
SOCIAL, MOBILE AND ASSISTIVE MEDIA
Brief History of the Internet
The Advanced Research Projects
Agency Networks (ARPanet) –
came from Charles M. Herzfeld,
was funded by the United States
military after the cold war was
considered as the forerunner of the
internet
World Wide Web – was led by Tim Berners-Lee.
He defined the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) as a
tool used to create web pages.
The development lasted for 2 years starting from 1989 to 1991
The Evolution of the World Wide Web
WEB 1.0
When the World Wide Web was invented, most
web pages were static. Static (also known as flat
page or stationary page) in the sense that the page
is “as is” and cannot be manipulated by the user.
The content is also the same for all users. This is
referred to as Web 1.0.
WEB 2.0
Web 2.0 is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding
dynamic web pages—the user is able to see a
website differently than others. Examples of Web
2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis,
video sharing sites, hosted services, and web
applications.
WEB 2.0
Web 2.0 allows users to interact with the page:
instead of just reading a page, the user may be able
to comment or create a user account. Web 2.0 also
allows users to use web browsers instead of just
using their operating system. Browsers can now be
used for their user interface, application software
(or web applications), and even for file storage.
Features of WEB 2.0
1. Folksonomy- allows user to categorize and
classify information using freely chosen
keywords e.g. tagging by FB, Twitter, use tags
that start with the sign #, referred to as hashtag.
Features of WEB 2.0
2. Rich User Experience – content is dynamic and
is responsive to user’s input. In social networking
sites, when logged on, your account is used to
modify what you see in the social media
platform.
Features of WEB 2.0
3. User Participation- The owner of the website is
not the only one who is able to put content.
Others are able to place a content of their own by
means of comments, reviews and evaluation
e.g. Lazada, Amazon.
Features of WEB 2.0
4. Long Tail– services that are offered on demand
rather than on a one-time purchase. This is
synonymous to subscribing to a data plan that
charges you for the amount of time you spent in
the internet.
Features of WEB 2.0
5. Software as a services- users will be subscribe
to a software only when needed rather than
purchasing them e.g. Google docs used to create
and edit word processing and spread sheet.
Features of WEB 2.0
6. Mass Participation– diverse information sharing
through universal web access. Web 2.0’s content
is based on people from various cultures.
WEB 3.0 (Semantic Web)
Is a movement led by the World Wide Web
Consortium (W3C). It allows data to be shared and
reused across application, enterprise and
community boundaries.
The aim of Web 3.0 is to have servers understand
the user’s preference to be able to deliver web
content specifically targeting the user.
TRENDS IN ICT
TRENDS IN ICT
1. Convergence– is the synergy of technological
advancements to work on a similar goal or task.
Example: Facebook
Six types of Social Media
b. Bookmarking Sites – Sites that allow you to
store and manage links to various website and
resources. Most of the sites allow you to create a
tag to others.
Example: Pinterest
Six types of Social Media
c. Social News – Sites that allow users to post their
own news items or links to other news sources.
The users can also comment on the post and
comments may also be rank.
Example:
Six types of Social Media
e. Microblogging – focus on short updates from
the user. Those that subscribed to the user will be
able to receive these updates.
Example:
Six types of Social Media
f. Blogs and Forums – allow user to post their
content. Other users are able to comment on
the said topic.
Example:
TRENDS IN ICT
3. Mobile Technologies– The popularity of
smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise
over the years. This is largely because of the
devices capability to do the tasks that were
originally found in PCs. Several of these devices
are capable of using a high-speed internet. Today
the latest model devices use 4G Networking
(LTE), which is currently the fastest.
Types of Mobile Operating System
a. iOS - use in apple devices such as
iPhone and iPad
- Ernie Baron