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Trends in ICT

As the world of ICT continues to grow, the industry has focused on several
innovations. These innovations cater to the needs of the people that benefit most out of
ICT. Whether it is for business or personal use, these trends are the current front runners
in the innovation of ICT.

Convergence.
Technological convergence is the synergy of technological advancements to
work on a similar goal or task. For example, besides using your personal computer
to create word documents, you can now use your artphone. It can also use cloud
technologies to sync files from one device to another while also using LTE
technology which means you can access your files anytime, anywhere. Convergence
is using several technologies to accomplish a task conveniently.

Social Media
Social media is a website, application, or online channel that enables web
users to create, co-create, discuss, modify, and exchange user-generated
content. According to Nielsen, a global information and measurement company,
Internet users spend more time in social media sites than in any other type of site.
With this, more and more advertisers use social media to promote their product.

Six Types of Social Media

 Social Networks These are sites that allow you to connect with other
people with the same interests or background. Once a use creates his or her
account, he or she can set up a profile, add people, create groups, and share
content. Examples: Facebook and Google+
 Bookmarking Sites These are sites that allow you to store and manage
links to various websites and resources. Most of these sites allow you to create a
tag that allows you and others to easily search or share them. Examples:
StumbleUpon and Pinterest.k
 Social News These are sites that allow users to post their own news items
or links to other news sources. The users can also comment on the post and
comments may also be ranked. They are also capable of voting on these news
articles of the website. Those who get the most amount of votes are shown most
prominently. Examples: reddit and Digg
 Media Sharing These are sites that allow you to upload and share media
content like images, music, and video. Most of these sites have additional social
feature like liking, commenting, and having user profiles. Examples: Flickr,
YouTube, and Instagram.
 Microblogging These are sites that focus on short updates from the user.
Those subscribed to the user will be able to receive these updates. Example:
Twitter and Plurk
 Blogs and Forums These websites allow users to post their content.
Other users are able to comment on the said topic. There are several free
blogging platforms like Blogger, WordPress, and Tumblr. On the other hand,
forums are typically part of a certain website or web service.

Mobile Technologies
The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the
years. This is largely because of the devices capability to do tasks that were
originally found in personal computers. Several of these devices are capable of
using high-speed internet. Today, the latest mobile devices use 4G Networking
(LTE), which is currently the fastest mobile network. Also, mobile devices use
different operating systems:

1. iOS – used in Apple devices such as the iPhone and iPad


2. Android – an open source operating system developed by Google. Being
open source means several mobile phone companies use this OS for free.
3. Blackberry OS – used in Blackberry devices
4. Windows Phone OS – a closed source and proprietary operating system
developed by Microsoft
5. Symbian – the original smartphone OS; used by Nokia devices
6. WebOS – originally used for smartphones; now used for smart TVs
7. Windows Mobile – developed by Microsoft for smartphones and pocket
PCs

Assistive Media
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.

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