A digital service that facilitates interactions between two or more distinct but interdependent sets of users (whether firms or individuals) who interact through the service via the Internet
Online application
Also known as a web application, a computer application accessed via a web browser over a network
Presentation tools
Software used to create sequences of words and pictures that tell a story or help support a speech or public presentation of information
Presentation tools
Prezi, Zoho Show, MS
Photo editing tools
Applications used to manipulate or enhance digital images, ranging from basic software that allows resizing of images to adding basic effects to a more complex form of image editing
Photo editing tools
Picasa, Adobe Photoshop, MS Paint
Photo uploading and hosting tools
Websites that enable you to store and share digital images, making sharing of pictures easier
Photo uploading and hosting tools
DropBox, Flickr
Online collaborative tools
Tools and platforms people use to work together within a digital environment, involving a group of people working together at the same time, on the same projects and documents
Online collaborative tools
Google Drive, Viber, Facebook
Cloud computing
Storing, processing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of using your computer's hard drive
Cloud computing
DropBox, Google Drive, Microsoft One Drive
Blog tools
Websites that permit anyone to write and publish their own blog that is hosted on its servers
Blog tools
Blogger, WordPress, LiveJournal
Mapping tools
Applications that record physical locations on the globe for identification and navigation
Mapping tools
Google Maps, Wikimapia, Waze
Music production
Applications used for creating music
Music production
Sibelius, GarageBand
Survey and forms
Online software or applications dedicated as feedback or data collection tool that brings actionable information through online survey or forms
Survey and forms
Google Forms, Survey Monkey
Content management systems (CMS)
Applications that allow you to publish, edit and manipulate, organize and delete web content, used in blogs, news websites, and shopping
Content management systems (CMS)
WordPress, Drupal, Joomla
File management
Applications that manage data files, giving the ability to create, enter, change, query and produce reports on one file at a time
File management
Zamzar, Word2pd
Curating tools
Applications used to find and collect online content (information previously created by other people) and present the best pieces in a structured way
Curating tools
Pinterest, Storify, Trapit
Web design platforms
Websites that grant users the independence to design and create their own websites
Web design platforms
Wix, Weebly, Adobe Dreamweaver
Web management
Integrated set of tools and services allowing teams to build, launch and manage websites
Many aspiring business owners don't have their own website due to lack of coding knowledge, inability to afford professional web developer rates, and lack of time to create and maintain their own business website
Portable design, Design for low bandwidth, Direction, Accessibility, White space, Simplify, Convenience, Regular testing
Web page
A document created for the World Wide Web that can be accessed via a web browser, and may include text, graphics, sound, video, and animation
Website
A collection of web pages coded in HTML that are linked to each other and to pages on other sites, made accessible through the use of the Internet
HTML
Hyper Text Markup Language
CSS
Cascading Style Sheets
WYSIWYG
What You See Is What You Get - whatever you do on a page is what the audience will see, without having to know how to code or be a talented creative designer
WYSIWYG website builders
Wix, Jimdo, Weebly, Squarespace, Webs
Website header
The consistent section at the top of the site with the logo and navigation menu
Website menu system
The hyperlinks at the top of the page to help find what you're searching for, appearing in all pages within a website for easy navigation