INTERNET PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION ( types of websites)

Business

Portal

Blog

Wiki

Online Social Network(social networking website)

known as e-commerce websites which allows user to purchase product or services online

Examples

websites that contains content which promotes or sells products or services

AirAsia

Trivago

Examples

offers variety of Internet services from a single, convenient location

many portal have online communities : website that joins specific group of people with similar interests/relationships

My Yahoo!

MSN

Portal-Chrome Web Store

services offered by portal

email and other communication services

web publishing

sports and weather

reference tool

news

shopping

search engine/subject directory

Importance of blog

Related terms

informal website that consists time-stamped articles in a diary/journal format usually listed in reverse chronological order

Examples

teachers - to collaborate with other teachers and students

home users - to share aspects of their personal life with family, friends and others

business-communicate with employees, customers and vendors

microblog -twitter

blogosphere-worldwide collection of blogs

vlogosphere-all vlogs worldwide

blogger-blog author

vlog(video blog)

vlogger-vlog author

proudduck.com (themes: food, lifestyle)

barelysupermommy.com (theme: parenting)

paultan.org (theme: automotive)

open to modification by general public

collect recent edits on webpage so someone can review for accuracy

collaborative website allows users to create, add to, modify /delete the website content via web browser

Examples

Wikipedia

Wikileaks

website that encourages members in its online community to share their interests, ideas ,stories, photo, music and videos with registered users

Examples

WeChat

Instagram

Facebook

Twitter