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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• MOST ARE BORING, USING OUTDATED TECHNOLOGY.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.
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