World Wide Web

INTERNET
• sometimes called simply
"the Net," is a worldwide
system of computer
networks - a network of
networks in which users
at any one computer can
get information from any
other computer
• WWW is an information system on the Internet that
allows documents to be connected to other
documents by hypertext links, enabling the user to
search for information by moving from one
document to another.
• is an information space where documents and other
web resources are identified by URLs, interlinked by
hypertext links, and can be accessed via the Internet.
• Invented by Tim-Berners Lee
 Webpage
• Web page is a hypertext document connected
to the World Wide Web. • It is a document
that is suitable for the World Wide Web
 Websites
• Websites a location connected to the Internet
that maintains one or more pages on the
World Wide Web.
• It is a related collection of World Wide Web
(WWW) files that includes a beginning file
called a home page.
• The Internet has a vital tool to our modern
lives that is why it is also important to make
the best of the Internet
• When the World Wide Web was invented,
most web pages were Static.
 Static Web pages
• Also known as flat page or stationary page
• Cannot be manipulated by the user
• Content is same for all users
• Referred as Web 1.0
 Web 2.0 Dynamic Web Pages
• Term coined by Darcy DiNucci on January
1999.
• In her article titled, Fragmented Future
• Evolution of web 1.0
 Web 2.0 Dynamic Web Pages
• Web 2.0 allows the user to interact with the
page known as DYNAMIC PAGE;
• instead of just reading a page, the user may be
able to comment or create a user account.
• Dynamic page refers to the web pages that are
affected by user input or preference.
 Examples of Web 2.0
• Social Networking sites
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Video sharing sites
 Features of Web 2.0
The Key Features of Web 2.0 include:
• Folksonomy – allows users to categorize and
classify/arrange information using freely
chosen keywords (ex. Tagging)
• Popular Social Networking Sites such as
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook use tags that
start with the pound sign # referred as hashtag
 Features of Web 2.0
2. Rich User Experience
• Content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s
input
• Social Networking sites, when logged on, your
account is used to modify what you see in
their website
 Features of Web 2.0
3. User Participation
• The owner of the website is not the only who is
able to put content
• Others are able to place a content of their own
by means of comments, reviews and evaluation.
• Some websites allows readers to comment an
article, participate in a poll, review a specific
product
 Features of Web 2.0
4. Long tail
• Services that are offered on demand rather than
on a one-time purchase.
• In certain cases, time-based pricing is better than
file sized-based pricing or vice versa.
• This is synonymous to subscribing to a data plan
that charges for the amount of time you spent in
the Internet, or a data plan that charges for the
amount of bandwidth used.
 Features of Web 2.0
5. Software as a service –
• Users will describe software only when needed
rather than purchasing them.
• Cheaper option if you do not always need to
use a software.
• Ex. Google Docs is free web based application
that allows the user to create and edit word
processing and spreadsheet documents online.
 Features of Web 2.0
5. Software as a Service
• When you need a software, like a Word
Processor, you can purchase it for a one time
huge amount and install it in your computer
and it is yours forever.
• Allows you to “rent” a software for a minimal
fee
 Features of Web 2.0
6. Mass Participation
Diverse participation sharing through universal
web access.
Web 2.0’s content is based on people from
various cultures
 Web 3.0 and the Semantic Web
Semantic Web
• is a movement led by the World Wide Web
Consortium(W3C).
• The semantic web provides a framework that
allows data to be shared and reuse across
application, enterprise and community
boundaries
 Web 3.0
Aim of web 3.0
Have machines or servers understand the user’s
preferences to be able to deliver web content
specifically targeting the user.
 Web 3.0
For example, when doing a web search in Web
2.0, the topmost result is based on the
preference of several users who already
searched for the item.
Search engine then labels it as most common
answer to the search query
 Web 3.0
In Web 3.0, this is through studying personal
preferences of an individual user and showing
results based on those preferences.
The internet is able to predict the best possible
answers to your question by “learning” from
your previous choices.
 Web 3.0
If you have purchased several shoes online, the
Internet will give you results on the best place
with highest rated shoes around your vicinity
Web 3.0
 Trends in ICT
1. Convergence
Technological convergence is the synergy of
technological advancements on a similar goal or task.

For example, using your computer to create word

documents, you can use smartphones.
Usage of cloud technologies to sync files from one
device to another file while also using LTE Technology
 Trends in ICT
Convergence is using several technologies to
accomplish a task conveniently
 Trends in ICT
2. Social Media
Website, application or online channel that
enables web users to create, co-create, discuss,
modify and exchange user generated content.
 Trends in ICT
3. Mobile Technologies
Technologies refer to devices ranging from basic
mobile phones to tablet PCs, PDAs, MP3 players,
memory sticks, e-readers, and smartphones. It is
a combination of hardware, operating systems,
networking, and software, including content,
learning platforms, and applications.
• Mobile devices use different operating systems:
– iOS - used in Apple devices like iPhone or iPad
– Android - open source operating system developed by Google.
– Blackberry OS- used in Blackberry devices
• Symbian – an original smartphone OS used by Nokia
devices.
• WebOS - used for smartphones but now used for smart
TVs
• Windows Mobile - developed by Microsoft for
smartphones and pocket PCs.
 ASSISTIVE MEDIA
• A technology that includes assistive, adaptive,
and rehabilitative devices for people with
disabilities and also includes the process used
in selecting, locating, and using them. It
enables people to perform tasks that they
can’t accomplish or great difficulty of
accomplishing it by changing methods of
interacting with the technology needed to
accomplish such tasks.
 Examples of Assistive Media:

• Mobility impairments
• Wheelchairs, transfer devices, walkers, prosthesis
• Visual impairments
• Screen readers, braille and braille embossers,
desktop video magnifier, screen magnification
software, large-print and tactile keyboards
• Hearing impairments
• Hearing aids, assistive listening devices, amplified
telephone equipment
 Six types of Social Media
a. Social Networks
• Sites that allow you to connect with other
people with the same interest or background.
• Once user creates an account, he can set up
profile, add people, create groups and share
content
• Example Facebook and Google+
 Six types of Social Media
b. Bookmarking Sites
• Allow you to store and manage links to various
websites and resources.
• Create tags that allows you and others to
easily search or share them.
• Examples: StumbleUpon and Pinterest
• StumbleUpon is a discovery engine (a form of 
web search engine) that finds and
recommends web content to its users. Its
features allow users to discover and rate Web
pages, photos and videos that are
personalized to their tastes and interests using
peer-sourcing and social-networking
 principles.
• Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann summarized the
company as a "catalog of ideas," rather than
as a social network, that inspires users to "go
out and do that thing."
 Six types of Social Media
c. Social News
Allows users to post their own items or links to
other new sources.
Users can also comment on the post and
comments may also be ranked.
Those who got the most amount of votes are
shown most prominently
Examples : reddit and Digg
 Reddit
Reddit (stylized as reddit, /'r?d?t/)[5] is an
American social news aggregation, web content
rating, and discussion website.
Reddit's registered community members can
submit content such as text posts or direct links.
Registered users can then vote submissions up or
down that determines their position on the page.
Submissions with the most up-votes appear on
the front page or the top of a category.
 Six types of Social Media
d. Media Sharing
Sites that allows you to upload and share media
contents like images, music and video.
Most of these sites also have additional social
features such as commenting, liking and having
user profiles.
Ex. Flicker, YouTube and Instagram
Microblogging
Sites that focus on short updates from the user.
Those subscribes to the user will be able to
receive these updates.
Example: Twitter and Plurk
Blogs and Forums
Post their content
Users are able to comment on the said topic
Ex. Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr