TRENDS IN ICT

- ICT continues to grow, so it has focused on several innovations

- To cater the needs of the people, to benefit
- There are current trends in the innovation of ICT:

1. CONVERGENCE
- There is now a Technological Convergence
- Convergence of different technologies working together on a similar goal or task.
- Ex. You can create Documents using Smartphones, not just Computer
- Ex. The usage of Cloud Technologies
- Cloud Technologies allows to sync files from one device to another
- This is possible through LTE Technology (Long-Term Evolution Technology), to
access files anytime, anywhere.

2. SOCIAL MEDIA
- A website, application, or online channel that enables users to create, co-create,
discuss, modify and exchange user-generated content.
- Social Media sites are used more than any other type of site.
- 6 Types of Social Media
o SOCIAL NETWORKS
 Connect other people with the same interests or backgrounds
 Creates accounts, set up profile, add people, create groups, share
content.
 Ex. Facebook, Google+
o BOOKMARKING SITES
 Store and manage links to various websites and resources
 Create a tag for easy search and sharing
 Ex. StumbleUpon, Pinterest
o SOCIAL NEWS
 Allow users to post their own news items or links to other news
sources
 Comment on the post, and comments may be ranked
 Voting on the news articles, most votes are shown most prominent
 Ex. Reddit, Digg
o MEDIA SHARING
 Sites that allow you to upload and share media contents like
images, music and video.
 Has social features like liking, commenting, user profiles
 Ex. Flicker, YouTube and Instagram
 o MICROBLOGGING
 Connect other people with the same interests or backgrounds
 Creates accounts, set up profile, add people, create groups, share
content.
 Ex. Facebook, Google+

3. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
4. ASSISTIVE MEDIA