Online Services Use the internet Provide information or interaction
Services Communication Real-Time information Commerce Government Education Entertainment Downloads Business
Communication Instant Messaging News groups Social networking Online conferencing Blogs
1. You type an to your friend. 2. You send it to your ISP’s server 3. Your ISP sends it to his ISP 4. It waits on his ISP’s server until… 5. He connects and downloads his s
Instant Messaging Kathy: Hi John: Hi Kathy: You revising? Kathy: No, I’m IMing U lol John: Of course! U?
Newsgroups Groups can be about any subject Posting – send an to the group If you join you can read all the messages Quite ‘old-fashioned’ Often full of spam
Social Networking You are given a ‘space’ to customise and share with friends
Online conferencing People can join virtual rooms Share documents Communicate (visual, text, audio)
Blogs An online record Can be one person or an organisation Success is measured by number of followers (famous people or experts get the most!) Can be whole articles, or small updates
Real-Time Information
Commerce Selling goods and services over the internet Banking Insurance Auctions Supermarkets
Government National and local
Education Online learning (myMaths, Bitesize) Schools (VLE – virtual learning environment) Online tutorials
Entertainment Gaming Music TV Films Streaming Vs Downloading
Downloads Music Films eBooks Software Upgrades
Business Conferencing Collaborative working Business networks