ICT/INNOVATION Trends in ICT

As the world of Information Communication Technology (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

Social Media:

It is a website, application, or online channel that enables web user to create, co-create, discuss, modify and exchange usergenerated content.

Social Networks:

These are sites that allow you to connect with other people with the same interests and background.

Bookmarking Sites: These are sites that allow you to store and manage links to various websites and resources.

Social News: These are sites that allow the users to post their own news items or links to other news sources.

Media Sharing: These are sites that allow you to upload and share media content like images, music video.

Microblogging: These are sites that focus on the short updates from the user. Those subscribed to the user will be able to receive these updates.

Blogs and Forums:

These websites allow users to post their content. Other users are able to comment on the said topic.

Mobile Technologies

The popularity of smartphones and tablets has taken a major rise over the years. This is largely because of the device’s 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 using 4G Networking (LTE), which is currently the fastest mobile network. Also, mobile devices use different operating systems: Assistive Media Assistive Media is a nonprofit service designed to help people who have visual and reading impairments. A database of audio

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