OST 284 EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

FINAL EXAMLISA COOPER

WOLFRAM|ALPHA• THIS SITE IS ONE OF THE MOST ADVANCED

SEARCH ENGINES.

• YOU USE NATURAL LANGUAGE AND NO SPECIAL WORDING IS REQUIRED.

• IT IS FREE FOR THE REGULAR VERSION WHICH WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF MOST USERS.

INSTAGRAM• YOU CAN SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH

FRIENDS

• NO DRAMA (LIKE ON FACEBOOK)

• YOU GET TO VIEW PHOTOS AND VIDEO OF OTHERS (I.E. CELEBRITIES, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, ETC.)

WUNDERGROUND

• GIVES QUICK ACCURATE WEATHER INFORMATION

• SHOWS HISTORICAL DATA THAT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND

• INFORMATION COMES FROM PEOPLES BACKYARD/ROOF IN SOME INSTANCES

FLICKR• IT GIVES USERS 1 TERABYTE OF PICTURE

AND VIDEO STORAGE.

• HAS BOTH “ALL RIGHTS-RESERVED” AND CREATIVE COMMON LICENSES.

• YOU DO NOT NEED AN ACCOUNT TO LOOK AT PHOTOS

GOOGLE• A GREAT SEARCH ENGINE / TOOL I USE

EVERYDAY. I ENJOY THE QUIRKY THEMES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.

• IS UNIVERSAL AND I ENJOY HOW IT WORKS SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN ANDROID, WINDOWS AND APPLE.

• HAS NEAT FEATURES LIKE PICASA WHERE IT AUTOMATICALLY UPLOADS PHOTOS I TAKE TO THE CLOUD.

FACEBOOK• DRAMA FILLED SOCIAL FIASCO.

• INVESTED WITH ADVERTISEMENTS AND CONSTANTLY UPDATING FOR THE WORSE.

• SO MANY PRIVACY CONCERNS AND CHANGES.

BLOGS• BORING ONLINE DIARIES TYPICALLY

FOCUSING ON PEOPLES PROBLEMS.

• SO MANY WITH THE SAME INFORMATION.

• CONFUSED AT HOW THERE ARE PROFESSIONAL BLOGGERS.

GOOGLE DOCS• VERY DIFFICULT TO EDIT, ESPECIALLY IF

YOU COPY INFORMATION FROM WORD INTO A NEW GOOGLE DOC.

• BECAUSE IT IS CLOUD BASED- YOU MUST HAVE INTERNET ACCESS.

• BUGGY, SLOW AND CONSTANTLY LAGS

PODCAST• NOT EASILY SEARCHABLE.

• MOST ARE BORING, USING OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY.

• THEY ARE COSTLY TO MAKE AND DO NOT MAKE ANY MONEY.

WIKIS• CONTENT CAN EASILY BE CHANGED.

• IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO STAY POSITIVE WITH OTHERS POSTERS COMMENTS.

• MOST OFTEN IS NOT CONSIDERED A RELIABLE SOURCE OF INFORMATION.