EMPOWERMENT

TECHNOLOGIES
TECHNOLOGICAL
CONVERGENCE
• Using the Venn Diagram below, list down how each one is similar to the other. Write your answer
in a table like the one below:
 ICT
•Information Communication Technology
(ICT) is an umbrella term referring to
communication hardware or software that
allows the access, storage, transmission
and manipulation of information.
IN TERMS OF HARDWARE

• ICT specifically encompasses radio,

television, communication devices (smart
and non-smart phones), desktops
computers, laptops and network hardware
and technologies.
•ICT is also comprised of software,
applications and platforms that
allows information to be accessed,
stored, transmitted and manipulated.
CURRENT STATE OF ICT
•ICT is following certain trends as it is
developing in this time and age. This trend
dictates the idea and design of how ICT
delivers information to people.
CURRENT STATE OF ICT
•The following are emerging technologies,
principles or concepts in ICT.
• 1. Convergent Technologies
• 2. Social Media
• 3. Mobile Technologies
CONVERGENT TECHNOLOGIES

• This is when multiple different devices combine into

a single gadget because of technological
advancement. One example of this is smartphone,
where it is capable of doing the functions of a
television, radio, computer, telephone, camera and
GPS as a single device.
SOCIAL MEDIA
•These are software, applications or platforms
that allow users to communicate in an online
social communities or network. Social media
allows people to communicate faster through a
larger number of people.
MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
•This is a term for devices that are easily
carried and allows fast means of
communication. These devices from the past
were originally big and bulk, but due to the
technological advancement, they become
smaller and more compact.
WORLD WIDE WEB
(WWW) VS INTERNET
•People colloquially refer the world wide web
(‘web’ for short) as the internet or vice versa
interchangeably, but there are key differences
between the two.
WORLD WIDE WEB
(WWW) VS INTERNET
•The Internet by definition is the actual
interconnection of computers and other
networks, while the web refers to the system
that enables people to access information over
the internet.
WORLD WIDE WEB
(WWW) VS INTERNET
• The internet is the hardware aspect because it
relates to computer networks, connections and
infrastructures. The web on the other hand, refers to
the software aspect as it relates to the Protocols or
HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol. HTTP are the
system or procedures that enables the transfer of
information in the internet) web services,
applications and platforms.
WEB VERSIONS
• The web has three distinctive versions namely:
Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Web 3.0. Some people
think that the indicated web versions are updates
across a particular point of history. The versions of
the web are categorized based on functionality
and features that it represents.
EMPOWERMENT
TECHNOLOGIES
SOFTWARE APPLICATION
AND PLATFORMS
•Let us review your knowledge of the different
online platforms and their categories. Identify
the following online platforms and give a
short description of them. Write the answer
in your notebook.
- MARC ANDREESSEN
• PLATFORM
• “If you can program it, then it’s a platform. If you
can’t, then it’s not.”
BELOW ARE SOME SAMPLE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS
MADE ONLINE. LOOK CLOSELY AND ANALYZE THEM,
THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
QUESTION
• 1. Where can you immediately send the money to
other banks?
• 2. How much loan was paid through Dragon pay?
• 3. When was the bill due?
• 4. How can you comfortably pay your Meralco bill?
• 5. Which bank may be used by OFWs and OWWA to
pay for their membership?
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ONLINE PLATFORMS
•WEB SEARCH ENGINES
•Communication Services
•Payment System
•Advertising Platforms
WEB SEARCH ENGINES
•It is a software system designed to
search for information on the World
Wide Web (WWW).
•The search results are generally
presented in a line of results referred to
as Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs).
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
• These are outsourced enterprise communications
solutions that can be leased from a single vendor or
provider.
• A Communications Service Provider (CSP) is a provider
that transports information electronically and can
encompass public and private companies in telecom,
internet, cable, satellite, and managed services
business.
COMMUNICATION SERVICES
PAYMENT SYSTEM
•It is any system used to settle financial
transactions through the transfer of
monetary value and includes the
institutions, instruments, people, rules,
procedures, standards, and technologies.
PAYMENT SYSTEM
PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS ARE USEFUL
IN MANY WAYS. THESE ARE:
•1. Cash (bills and change) It is one of the
most useful ways to use for any purchase.

•2. Personal checks (US check) It is

ordered through one's account.
PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS ARE USEFUL
IN MANY WAYS. THESE ARE:
•3. Debit Card
•When using this, the buyer takes the
money directly out of his account.
PAYMENT SYSTEM
•With the advent of technology, these types of
payments are now being done through online
transactions. It has made payments and
sending or receiving money more comfortable,
convenient, less hassle, and not time-consuming
for people.
ADVERTISING PLATFORMS
•It allows users to create and manage
advertising campaigns, generate reports,
and retrieve information about the ads,
campaigns, and organizations associated
with an account.
SOCIAL APPLICATIONS AND
PLATFORMS.
•Social Media
•Social Networking
SOCIAL MEDIA
•Social Media are forms of electronic
communication (as Websites for social
networking and microblogging) through
which users create online communities to
share information, ideas, personal
messages, and other content (as videos).
SOCIAL NETWORKING
• What is the difference between social media and
social networking? These are forms of media.
Essentially, social media is a platform for
broadcasting information, whereas social
networking is a platform for communicating with
one another. Social media is a communication
channel, whereas, in social networking,
communication has a two-way nature.
PLATFORM FOR ADVERTISING
FACEBOOK
•Facebook advertising is picking up speed in
the business world. It uses social graph and
activities to pinpoint those who fall into your
buyer demographics, making Facebook ads
incredibly useful. Facebook ads are more
likely to bring in strong leads that are looking
for your services.
PLATFORM FOR
HASHTAGGING
TWITTER
•Twitter is a fast-paced, concise, and easy way
to connect with your audience.
•With over 310 million registered users (and
growing), Twitter is a sea of information of
140 characters or less content waiting to be
read, clicked, followed, and re-tweeted.
PLATFORM FOR GROUPING
LINKEDIN
•LinkedIn is different from the rest of the social
media outlets because it is specially designed
for businesses and professionals. Users mainly
go to LinkedIn to showcase their job
experience and professional thoughts, making
it one of the most important platforms to use
for those in B2B.
PLATFORM FOR TEACHING
YOUTUBE
•YouTube is the leading video-
sharing platform in the world. On
your channel, your brand can
share and edit videos, create
playlists, and prompt discussions.
PLATFORM FOR ANALYZING
BUSINESS
PINTEREST
•Pinterest is one of the unique marketing
platforms on this list. Instead of posting
content for your audience to read, on
Pinterest, you will post just a clickable
picture and a short information.
MIGUEL R. CAMUS (2007)
•PINOYS TOP SOCIAL MEDIA USERS,
ACCORDING TO STUDY
•Filipinos spend more time on social media
sites than anyone else in the world, going
online roughly 4 hours and 17 minutes a
day, according to a report
US AMONG BOTTOM HALF
• Brazilians and Argentinians followed closely behind,
spending 3 hours and 43 minutes and 3 hours and 32
minutes on social media, respectively, the report said.
• The United States, where many of these social media
layers were found, is among the bottom half, with
Americans spending an average of just 2 hours and 6
seconds per day.
• The least active were the Japanese, who log on an
average of just 40 minutes daily.
• “It’s probably due to the american cultural dynamics
that made us the text messaging capital of world. said
Ramon Isberto, spokesperson for telecoms giant PLDT
and Smart, referring to mobile phone text messaging
in the past decade that is now giving way to Internet-
based applications. “Filipinos like to keep in touch.,
Isberto said.
SLOWEST IN ASIA PACIFIC
• The Philippines’ social media usage was in stark contrast to its
Internet speed. Fixed broadband speed here is among the slowest
in Asia-Pacific, while mobile connections are among the fastest,
according to the most recent Akamai report. There appeared to
be a relationship between poor fixed broadband speed and time
spent on social media. The Philippines, Brazil, and Argentina have
an average fixed- line broadband speed of 4.2 megabits per
second (Mbps), 5.5 Mbps and 5 Mbps, respectively. The fastest
was South Korea, with 26.3 Mbps, and its citizens just spend about
1 hour and 11 minutes a day on social media.
INTERNET USE ON THE RISE
• According to the report, the Philippines’ internet and social
media users grew by over 25 percent, up 13 million and 12
million over last year, respectively. Mobile was also a fast-
growing platform, accounting for 38 percent of all web traffic
in the country, up almost a third over 2016. The Philippines, so
far, had a social media penetration rate of 58 percent, higher
than the average of 47 percent in Southeast Asia. Around the
world, internet users grew 10 percent, or an additional 354
million people, while active social media users jumped 21
percent, or an additional 482 million. Global active netizens
using mobile phones and other devices surged 30 percent or
another 581 million people.
ACTIVITY 1.1
• Information Communication Technology supports many industries. Using the
internet as your source, search the internet for specific application(s) of ICT in
each industry indicated on the boxes below.
 ACTIVITY 1.2
Filipinos Brazilian Argentinians United Japanese
States
No. of
hours
spent in
social
media

Internet
Speed