Informatio

n Age
(1990s-
2000s)
Information Age (1990s-2000s)

• The Internet paved the way for faster

communication and the creation of the social
network such as Facebook, People have used
microelectronics to invent personal computers,
smart phones, and wearable technology. People
can easily share images, videos, voice, and data
which are now digitalized. We are now living in
the information age.
 Web Browsers
• A web browser is a program that allows users to access and view content
on the internet. It’s a software application that retrieves and displays web
pages, images, videos, and other files from servers
Mosaic (1993 ) Internet Explorer (1995)
Mosaic was among Marc the first widely
Andreessen and Eric Internet
Bina Explorer (IE) was a web browser
available web browsers, instrumental in developed by Microsoft that was included
popularizing the World Wide Web and the with the Windows operating system. It
general Internet by integrating multimedia was one of the most popular browsers in the
such as text and graphics. Mosaic was the early days of the internet.
first browser to display images inline with
text. Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina created
Mosaic in 1993. They were programmers at the
National Center for Supercomputing
Applications (NCSA) at the University of Illinois.
Mosaic (1993)
Internet Explorer (1995)
 Blog
• A blog is a website or online platform where individuals or groups regularly
post content, often in the form of articles, opinions, or updates, typically in reverse
Blogspot (1999)
chronological order. LiveJournal (1999) WordPress (2003)
Is a blogging platform Is a social networking Is a content management
created by Pyra Labs and service focused on allowing system (CMS) that started
later acquired by Google. It users to create personal as a blogging platform but
allowed users to easily blogs, journals, and grew to power websites of
create and publish blogs. connect with others. Brad all kinds, offering extensive
Fitzpatrick created LiveJournal customization through plugins
on April 15, 1999. and themes. Matt Mullenweg
and Mike Little created
WordPress
Blogspot (1999)
LiveJournal (1999)
 Social networks
• Are online platforms that allow users to create profiles, connect with
others, share content, and communicate with friends or communities.
Friendster (2002) Multiply (2003) Facebook (2004)
Was one of the first Was a social networking Is one of the largest and most
social networking sites, site focused on influential social networks
allowing users to allowing users to share allowing users to create
connect with friends photos, blog posts, profiles, connect with others,
and share updates, but and videos with share content, and interact
it eventually declined in friends, but it shifted through features like likes,
popularity and shut down. to a business-focused comments, and messaging. Mark
Jonathan Abrams, a platform before closing Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz,
Canadian computer in 2013. Chris Hughes, and Eduardo
programmer, created Saverin created Facebook in
Friendster in 2002. 2004. All four were students at
Harvard University.
Friendster (2002)
Multiply (2003)
Facebook (2004)
 Microblogs
• Are online platforms where users post short, frequent updates or
content, often limited in length, such as text, images, or videos
Twitter (2006) Tumblr (2007)
Is a microblogging platform that allows Originally launched in 2007, became widely
users to post short messages (tweets) known for microblogging by allowing
of up to 280 characters, sharing updates, users to post short-form content,
thoughts, or media with followers. Jack including text, images, and videos, and
Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan share with others in a highly
Williams created Twitter in March 2006. The customizable format. David Karp founded
platform was launched to the public in July Tumblr in 2007. He was the company’s CEO
2006. in 2013.
Twitter (2006)
Tumblr (2007)
 Video
• Refers to the recording reproducing, or broadcasting of moving images
and sound. It can be created using various devices like cameras or
smartphones and is used for entertainment, education, marketing, or
communication. Videos can be in different formats, such as MP4, AVI, or MOV,
and can be shared and played on a variety of platforms, including websites,
social media,
YouTube (2005)or television.

It was created by three former PayPal employees-Chad Hurley,

Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim. Initially, YouTube allowed users
to upload, share, and view videos. Its first video, titled “Me
at the Zoo,” was uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim in April
2005. In its early days, YouTube was a simple platform for video
sharing, and it quickly became popular, ultimately leading to its
acquisition by Google in November 2006. In 2005, YouTube
was still a growing platform and not yet the massive global
video- sharing service it is today. Google bought the site in
November 2006 for US$1.65 billion, since which it operates
YouTube (2005)
 Augmented Reality (AR)
• Is a technology that overlays digital content-such as images, sounds,
or information-onto the real world, typically viewed through a device
like a smartphone, tablet, or AR glasses. It enhances the user’s perception
of the real world by adding virtual elements. For example, in AR apps like
Pokémon GO, digital creatures appear in the real world through your phone
screen,
Virtual interacting
Reality (VR) with your environment. In short, AR adds to the real
On the other hand, creates a fully immersive world, while VR replaces the real
digital environment, shutting out the real world world with a virtual one.
entirely. Users wear VR headsets, such as
Oculus Rift or HTC Vive, which place them
in a 3D environment that they can interact
with, often using controllers. In VR,
everything the user sees and interacts
with is generated by the system, making
them feel as if they are in a completely different
world, whether it’s a game, simulation, or
 Video Chat
• Is real-time communication using both video and audio over the
internet, allowing users to see and hear each other during conversations.
Skype (2003) Google Hangouts (2013)
Allowed users to make free voice and Combined text, voice, and video
video calls over the internet, chatting in one platform, aiming to
revolutionizing online communication. unify Google’s communication tools,
Skype was founded in 2003 by Niklas and later evolved into Google Meet and
Zennströ and Janus Friis. Google Chat.
Skype (2003)
Google Hangouts (2013)
 Search Engines
• Help users find information on the internet by using keywords.
Google (1996) Yahoo (1995)
Started as a research project and Began as a web directory and later
became popular for its powerful added a search engine, becoming
search algorithm, launching in 1998. one of the first major platforms. It was
Google was invented by computer founded in 1994 by Jerry Yang and
scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin. David Filo.
Google (1996)
Yahoo (1995)
Smartphones Wearable Cloud Big Data
Are mobile devices Technolog Refers to A term for large,
that combine a Includes y devices internet-based complex sets of
phone with like smartwatches storage and data that are
advanced features and fitness services that difficult to
like internet access, trackers that are allow users to manage and
apps, cameras, and worn on the body, store data and analyze using
sensors, allowing providing access traditional
users to perform features such as application methods. It can
various tasks on the go. health tracking remotely, rather include
notifications, and than relying on structured, semi-
connectivity to local devices. structured, and
smartphones. unstructured
data.