Online Systems

• Platforms 


  A system that can be programmed and therefore customized by outside developers who are the users
• Common online platforms

  • Web search engines
  • Communication services
  • Social media platform
  • Advertising platform
  • E-commerce platform
  • Online learning platform
  • Online video platform
  • Blogging platform
• Web search engine


  • A software system designed to search for information on WWW
  • The search results are generally presented in a line of results referred to as Search Engine Results Pages
• Communication services


  These are outsource enterprise communication solutions that can be leased from a single vendor or provider
• Social media platform


  A web-based technology that allows the development, deployment, and management of social media solutions and services
• Advertising platform 


  A digital service that allows users to create, manage, and optimize online advertising campaigns
• E-commerce platform


  A collection of software technologies that allows merchants to create a storefront on the internet
• Online learning platform


  An incorporated set of interactive online services that provides a teachers, learners, parents, and others involved in the education sector with a wide range of tools and resources to support and enhance the delivery and management of education to the internet
• Online video platforms


  A service providing end-to-end tools used to create, customize, publish, and manage videos online
• Blogging platforms 


  Websites like WordPress, Tumblr, and Blogger focus on content and design
• Advanced techniques in information gathering

  1. Choose your web browser based on the best search engine for you
  2. Use punctuation and Boolean operators
  3. Filter results by setting that range of time it was searched
  4. Use truncations
  5. Limit your search to specifics
  6. Use quotation marks for specific phrases
  7. Use the advanced search button to refine the search
  8. Use browser history
  9. Read and spell check
• Improving your research skills online

  1. Know your sources
  2. Use your web browser properly
  3. Organize your bookmarks
  4. Learn to use advanced search techniques
  5. Follow the web