Empowerment Technologies

Multimedia and ICT

 There are plenty of online collaborative tools that
an organization or group can use to communicate using
internet. Identify one of them and briefly describe its
usage.
 Compare the before and after images of the
Facebook platform below. As a user of a digital tool, what
is ‘simple yet functional usability’ in your opinion?
Rich content in the Online Environment and the
User Experience
Rich user experience is the ability of the Web to
deliver full-scale GUI style applications to the client,
making it easier to interact, share, and access Web
content. Although rich user experience is based on
rich contents, it focuses on the rich user interface to
enhance how the data is presented, manipulated,
and used by the users.
 GUI (Graphical User Interface)
- is a program that allows a person to work easily
with a computer by using a mouse to point a
small pictures and other elements on the screen.
- such as icons,
button, menu, etc.
 Multimedia
- is the integration of text, sound, graphics,
animation, and video into a single unit.
- Interactive means that
the user or audience has
control over the program
or presentation.
The Evolution to Web 3.0
Web 2.0, Web 3.0, and User Participation in the Web

Web 2.0 is the interactive version of web-based

communities and social networking websites like
Facebook, Orkut, LinkedIn, etc. It also includes video
sharing, wikis, blogs, mashups, etc. In Web 2.o, the
user cannot only receive information but also
contribute and modify the available content. It is also
referred to as ‘read-write internet’.
Features of Web 2.0
1. Users can modify the available content.
2. Use web pages to link different users.
3. Content can be shared more efficiently.
4. Information can be obtained by subscribing
to a web page’s RSS.
5. It allows one to access internet through not
only the computer but also mobiles,
television, etc.
Features of Web 2.0
• RSS (Really Simple Syndication) – is a family of
web feed formats used to publish frequently
updated works such as blog entries, news headlines,
audio, and video in a standardized format. With this
small RSS, the person can have updated real-time
information. Apart from this, the subscriber can
receive updates
on any development in the web page as long as
there is access to the internet.
 Types of
Multimedia Content
1. Videos – Through video hosting sites, you
can take a video and show it to the entire
world (e.g. YouTube)

2. Sound, Music or Audio – If videos are

too much for you, you can always record
sounds. You can now share your sound bites
to the entire world (e.g. Soundcloud)
3. Online games – Game developers now
create what is called “browser-based
games”. You do not need to install these
games to your computer as they run in most
updated web browsers (e.g., Adventure
Quest, Farmville, Candy Crush)
4. Online tests – Online survey forms and
tests that automatically display the results
when finished (e.g., Online IQ and
Personality Tests).

5. Courseware – Online courses that

simulate the classroom online (e.g., E-
Learning Courses using a learning
Management System)
6. Podcasts– An episodic series of audio or
text files streamed online (e.g., Stuff You
Should Know, TED Talks, The Starters, Ear
Biscuits, Spotify)

7. Vodcasts – An episodic series of video

streamed online (e.g., YouTube series)