TRENDS IN ICT
1. CONVERGENCE
Convergence is a process whereby discrete elements come together to unite and produce a single system. Convergence occurred when digital media, telecommunications and computer technologies (ICTs) merged to produce ICT.
2. SOCIAL MEDIA
Social media is a collective term for websites and applications that focus on communication, community-based input, interaction, content-sharing and collaboration.
6 TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Social Networks
A social networking site is a social media site that allows you to connect with people who have similar interests and backgrounds. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are three of the most popular examples of a social network website.These platforms allow us to connect with our friends, family, and even brands. Most social network sites let users share thoughts, upload photos and videos, and participate in groups of interest.
Examples: Facebook, LinkedIn
2. Bookmarking Sites
Bookmarking sites allow users to save and organize links to any number of online resources and websites. A great feature of these sites is the ability for the users to “tag” links, which makes them easier to search, and invariably, share with their followers.
Examples: Pinterest, Flipboard, Diggs
3. Social news
A social news site allows its users to post news links and other items to external articles. Users then proceed to vote on said items, and the items with the highest number of votes are most prominently displayed.
Examples: Digg, Reddit
4. Media Sharing
Media sharing websites allow users to share different types of media, with the two main ones being image sharing and video hosting sites. Most of these sites also offer social features, like the ability to create profiles and the option of commenting on the uploaded images or videos.These platforms mostly encourage user-generated content where anyone can create, curate, and share the creativity that speaks about them or spark conversations.
Examples: Pinterest, YouTube, Vimeo
5. Microblogging
These are just what they sound like, sites that allow the users to submit their short written entries, which can include links to product and service sites, as well as links to other social media sites. These are then posted on the ‘walls’ of everyone who has subscribed to that user’s account.
Examples: Twitter, Facebook
6. Blogs and Forums
An online forum is a site that lets users engage in conversations by posting and responding to community messages. A blog site is the same thing except being a little more focused. The comments are usually centered around the specific subject of the attached blog. Google has a popular blogging site aptly titled, Blogger. However, there are a seemingly endless number of blogging sites, particularly because so many of them are niche-based, unlike the universal appeal of general social media sites.
3. MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
Mobile technology is a type of technology in which a user utilizes a mobile phone to perform communications-related tasks, such as communicating with friends, relatives, and others. It is used to send data from one system to another. Portable two-way communications systems, computing devices, and accompanying networking equipment make up mobile technology.
MOBILE OS
• iOS - used in apple devices such as iPhone and iPad
• Android - an open source OS developed by Google. Being open source means mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
• Blackberry OS- are used in blackberry devices.
• Windows phone OS - A closed source and proprietary operating system developed by Microsoft.
• Symbian - the original smartphone OS. Used by Nokia devices
• WebOS- was originally used in smartphone; now in smart TVs.
• Windows Mobile - developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs.
4. ASSISTIVE MEDIA
Assistive Media is an Internet-delivered audio reading service for people with visual or perceptual reading impairments. It's purpose is to heighten educational, cultural, and quality-of-living standards through the pure enjoyment of reading via the good and useful work of not-for-profit service.
5. CLOUD COMPUTING
Cloud computing is the delivery of different services through the Internet. These resources include tools and applications like data storage, servers, databases, networking, and software.
IT HAS THREE COMPONENTS:
• Client computers- are the device that the end user interact with cloud.
• Distributed Servers - Often servers are in geographically different places, but the server acts as if they are working next to each other.
• Datacenters - collection of servers where application is placed and is accessed via Internet.
TYPES OF CLOUDS
• PUBLIC CLOUD- allows systems and services to be easily accessible to the general public. Public cloud may be less secured because of its openness.
• PRIVATE CLOUD- allows systems and services to be accessible within an organization. It offers increased security because of its private nature.
• COMMUNITY CLOUD- allows systems and services to be accessible by group of organizations.
• HYBRID CLOUD- is a mixture of public and private cloud. However, the critical activities are performed using private cloud while the non-critical activities are performed using public cloud.
Ps. Information and pictures are not mine, this is solely for academic purposes.
Infos from:
https://ju-edu-website.weebly.com/ict-convergence.html#:~:text=Convergence%20is%20a%20process%20whereby,ICTs)%20merged%20to%20produce%20ICT.
https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/social-media
https://seopressor.com/social-media-marketing/types-of-social-media/
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/mobile-technologies-definition-types-uses-advantages/
https://assistivemedia.org/Assistive_Media/Welcome.html#:~:text=Founded%20in%201996%2C%20Assistive%20Media,visual%20or%20perceptual%20reading%20impairments.&text=Our%20purpose%20is%20to%20heighten,not%2Dfor%2Dprofit%20service.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/cloud-computing.asp
Photos from: Pinterest
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