INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES:

 ICT - deals with the use of different communication technologies such as mobile phones, internet, telephone etc. to locate,
edit, and send information.
 Several International companies dub the Philippines as the “ICT Hub of Asia”
o There is a huge growth of ICT-related jobs around the country, one of which is the call center or BPO (Business Process
Outsourcing) centers.
 Time Magazine’s Selfiest Cities Around the world of 2013 places two cities from the Philippines.
 Top 1 -Makati City and Pasig Top 9 - Cebu City
Web 2.0: Dynamic Web Pages
The Internet has been 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 webpages were STATIC, also known as flat page or stationary page in the sense that the
page is “as is” and cannot be manipulated by the user. The content is also same for all users. This is referred to as Web 1.0.
Web 2.0 is the evolution of Web 1.0 by adding dynamic webpages. The user is able to see a website differently from others. It
allows users to interact with the page: instead of just reading a page. The user may be able to comment or create a user
account. It also allows users to use browsers instead of just using their operating system. Browsers can now be used for their
user interface, application software (web applications) and even for file storage. Most websites that we visit today are web 2.0
 Examples: Social Networking Sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services and web applications
Features of Web 2.0
1. Folksonomy - allows users to categorize and classify/arrange information using freely chosen keywords (e.g. tagging).
Popular social networking sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook etc. use tags that start with the pound sign (#).
This is also referred to as hashtag.
2. Rich User Interface – content is dynamic and is responsive to user’s input.
3. User participation – the owner of the website is not the only one who is able to put content. Others are able to place a
content of their own by means of comments, reviews and evaluation.
4. Long Tail – are services that are offered on demand rather than on a one-time purchase.
5. Software as a service – users will subscribe to a software only when needed rather than purchasing them. Software as
a service allows you to “rent” a software for a minimal fee.
6. Mass Participation – diverse information sharing through universal web access.
Web 3.0 and the semantic web.
 The Semantic Web is a movement led by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The W3C standard encourages web
developers to include semantic content in their web pages. The termed was coined by the inventor of the WWW, Tim Berners-
Lee also noted that the Semantic Web is a component for Web 3.0.
 According to the W3C, “The semantic web provides a common framework that allows data to be shared and reused across
application, enterprise and community boundaries”.
 The aim of Web 3.0 is to have machines (or servers) understand the user’s preferences to be able to deliver web content
specifically targeting the user.
Web 3.0 is yet to be fully realized because of several problems:
1. Compatibility. HTML files and current web browsers could not support Web 3.0.
2. Security. The user’s security is also in question since the machine is saving his or her preferences.
3. Vastness. The www already contains billions of webpages.
4. Vagueness. Certain words are imprecise.
5. Logic. Since machine use logic, there are certain limitations for a computer to be able to predict what the user is
referring to at a given time.
TRENDS IN ICT
1. CONVERGENCE – Technological Convergence is the synergy of technological advancements to work on a similar goal or
task. Convergence is using several technologies to accomplish the task conveniently.
2. SOCIAL MEDIA – a website application or online channel that enables web users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and
exchange user generated content.
There are six types of social media:
1. Social Networks – sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same interest and backgrounds.
Examples: Facebook and Google+
2. Bookmarking Sites – sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources, also allows you
to create a tag that allows you and others to easily search and share them. Ex. StumbleUpon and Pinterest
3. Social News- sites that allow users to post their own news or links to other news sources. Ex. Reddit and Digg
4. Media Sharing- allow you to upload and share media content like music, images and video.
Ex. Flicker, Youtube, Instagram
5. Microblogging – sites that focus on short updates from the user (Subscriber). Ex. Twitter and Plurk
6. Blogs and Forums – sites that allow users to post their content. Ex. Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr.
3. MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
 The latest mobile devices use 4G Networking (LTE) which is currently the fastest mobile network.
a. iOS – used in Apple Devices c. Android – an open source OS developed by Google
b. Blackberry OS – blackberry phones d. Windows Phone OS – closed source and proprietary OS by Microsoft
e. Symbian – the original smartphone OS, used by Nokia devices
f. WebOS – originally used for smartphones; now used for smart TVs
g. Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket PCs
4. ASSISTIVE MEDIA – is a nonprofit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A database
of audio recordings is used to read to the user. (visit www.assistive media.org for several audio recordings)