TOPIC: THE WEB AND ITS TYPES
The Web
• Web page is an electronic document on the Web, which can contain text, graphics, animation, audio, and video.
• Web site is a collection of related Web pages and associated items such as documents and pictures, stored on a Web server.
• Web is a worldwide collection of electronic documents.
Types of Web sites
• Portal
• Blog
• Wiki
• Online Social Network
• Business
Types of Web sites : Portal
• A Web site that offers a variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location.
• It is like a one stop center where we can get everything from one place.
• Services offered by portals:
- Search engine and/or subject directory
- News
- Sports and weather
- Email and other communication services
- Web publishing
- Reference tools (such as yellow pages, stock quotes, and maps)
- Shopping
• Many portals have online communities.
• Online community.
- A Web site that joins a specific group of people with similar interests or relationships.
- Offer online photo albums, chat rooms, and other services to facilitate communications among members.
• Examples of public portals:
- Yahoo!
- Excite
- GO.com
- Lycos
- MSN
Types of Web sites: Blog
• An informal Web site that consists time-stamped articles in a diary or journal format, usually listed in reverse chronological order.
• Reflects the interest, opinions and personalities of the author and sometimes site visitors.
• Related terms:
- vlog: a video blog (a blog that contains video clips)
- Blogosphere: worldwide collection of blogs
- Vlogosphere: all vlogs worldwide.
- Blogger: blog author
- Vlogger: vlog author
• Purpose of blogs:
- Businesses create blogs: to communicate with employees, customers, and vendors.
Types of Web sites: Wiki
• A collaborative Web site that allows users to create, add to, modify, or delete the Web site content via their Web browser.
• Open to modification by the general public.
• Wikis usually collect recent edits on a Web page so someone can review them for accuracy.
• Difference between wiki and blog:
- Wiki contents can be modified by anyone.
- Blog contents can only be modified by the blogger.
• Examples of wiki:
- Wikipedia
- WikiHow
Types of Web sites: Online Social Network
• A Web site that encourages members in its online community to share their interests, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other registered users.
• Popular social networking Web sites include MySpace and Facebook, with Facebook alone boasting more than 300 million active users.
• In some social networking Web sites, such as Second Life, users assume an imaginary identity and interact with other users in a role-playing type of environment.
• A media sharing Web site is a specific type of online social network that enables members to share media such as photos, music, and videos.
• Flickr, Fotki, and Webshots: popular photo sharing communities.
PixelFish and YouTube: popular video sharing communities.
Types of Web sites: Business
• A Web site that contains content that promotes or sells products or services.
• Nearly every business has a business Web site.
• Many of these companies also allow you to purchase their products or services online.
• Examples:
- Malaysia Airlines Online Booking Website
- Trivago