EMP-TECH L1

• Web 2.0 allows users to interact with web pages, unlike Web 1.0 which is static and cannot be manipulated by the user
• Darcy DiNucci coined the term Web 2.0 and emphasized user interaction with web pages
• Features of Web 2.0 include:

  • Folksonomy: categorizing information using freely chosen keywords like hashtags
  • Rich user experience: dynamic content responsive to user input
  • User participation: users can contribute content on websites like Lazada, Shoppee, Amazon
  • Long tail: services offered on demand rather than one-time purchase
  • Software as a service: subscribing to software only when needed
  • Mass participation: diverse information sharing through universal web access
• Web 3.0, also known as the Semantic Web, aims to allow data sharing and reuse across platforms, led by the World Wide Web Consortium
• Tim Berners-Lee noted that the Semantic Web is a component for Web 3.0
• Challenges of Web 3.0 include compatibility issues, security concerns, vastness of the WWW, imprecise language, and limitations in computer logic
• Trends in ICT:

  • Convergence: synergy of technological advancements for a common goal
  • Social Media: platforms for creating, discussing, and sharing user-generated content
  • Social Networks: connect with people of similar interests
  • Bookmarking sites: store and manage website links
  • Social news: post news items or links
  • Media sharing: upload and share media content
  • Microblogging: focus on short user updates
  • Blogs and Forums: platforms for user-generated content
  • Mobile Technologies: smartphones and tablets with high-speed Internet capabilities
• • 5G Network: fastest mobile network as of April 2019
• Mobile devices use different operating systems:

  • IOS: Apple devices
  • Android: open-source system by Google
  • Blackberry OS: for Blackberry devices
  • Windows Phone OS: closed system by Microsoft
  • Symbian: original smartphone OS by Nokia
  • WebOS: for smart TVs
  • Windows Mobile: by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs
• Assistive Media is a nonprofit service aiding people with visual and reading impairments through audio recordings for reading