What social

media do you
use daily?
TRENDS

IN ICT Empowerment Technology

CONVERGENC
E
it refers to the fusing of
technological advancement to work
on a similar task.
Examples:

• Using a smartphone as a camera in taking

pictures instead of DSLR camera.
• using your smartphone to create word
documents, instead of personal computer .
 SOCIAL
MEDIA
an application and website where users can
communicate, create and share content and
participate in online communities.
TYPES OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Social Network Media Sharing
Social News Microblogging
Bookmarking Blogs and Forums
Sites
Social Network
A website where people
with the same interest
come together to share
information.
Example: Twitter,
Instagram, Facebook,
Google+
Social News
A website where users can
post stories and are ranked
based on popularity through
voting.
Examples: Digg, Reddit,
Propeller, Slashdot, Fark
Bookmarking Sites
A website that allows you to
share and store internet
bookmarks, articles, posts,
blogs, images, and others.
Examples: Pinterest,
StumbleUpon, Dribble
Media Sharing
A website that allows you to
share and store multimedia
files such as videos, photos,
and music.
Examples: Instagram,
YouTube, Flickr
Microblogging
A website that allows
you to broadcast short
messages.
Examples: Twitter,
Tumblr, Meetme
Blogs and Forums
A discussion website that
allows users to ask
questions and comments
on a journal posted by an
individual or group.
Examples: WordPress,
Blogger
MOBILE
TECHNOLOGIES
a technology used in cellular and other
devices such as a netbook, laptop,
tablet, smartphones, etc.
Assistive
Media
a platform that assists people with disabilities.
It will guide the individual like a blind person
by using an audio recording.
Say SO if the social media website is a social network, BS for
bookmarking site, SN for social news, MS for media sharing, MI
for microblogging, and BF for blogs and forums.
A. Folksonomy
B. Rich User Experience
C. User Participation
D. Mass Participation
E. Software as a Service
F. Technological Convergence
G. Assistive Media
H. Social Networks
I. Bookmarking sites
J. Media Sharing
K. Microblogging
L. Social News
M. Blogs and Forums
1. The Local Government Unit (LGU) of Bacolod City
organized a successful unity run for a cost called KapatiRUN.
Everyone especially the official page of KapatiRUN had
included #KapatiRUN2020 on their social media posts. They
categorize the information on their page using tags.
2. Michael used her smartphone instead of using her laptop in
doing her research.
3. Angelo created a website intended to help people with
visual and reading impairments.
4. George is fond of pinning things he finds on the
web using Pinterest.
5. Ana likes to post short updates on her Twitter
account.
6. Lucy uploads her pictures on Instagram to
update the followers of her daily activities.
7. Alice uses Facebook to connect with her friends.
8. Most Internet users subscribe to Netflix for
new movies.
9. Justine posted an article on his blog and his
followers commented on his post.
10.Aside from news article websites,
journalists post their news items on platforms
like Reddit.