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ONLINE PLATFORM

An online marketplace that places one party in touch with another, such as buyers and sellers. Examples are eBay, Craigslist, Amazon Marketplace, Airbnb and Uber. The online system may be entirely self-contained, or it may allow third-party apps to connect via the platform's programming interface (API).


SOCIAL MEDIA

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Social media are interactive computer-mediated technologies that facilitate the creation and sharing of information, ideas, career interests and other forms of expression via virtual communities and networks.^[1] The variety of stand-alone and built-in social media services currently available introduces challenges of definition; however, there are some common features.

TWITTER

Twitter is a free social networking microblogging service that allows registered members to broadcast short posts called tweets. Twitter members can broadcast tweets and follow other users' tweets by using multiple platforms and devices. Tweets and replies to tweets can be sent by cell phone text message, desktop client or by posting at the Twitter.com website. 

FACEBOOK

Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues. The site, which is available in 37 different languages, includes public features such as:

• Marketplace - allows members to post, read and respond to classified ads.
• Groups - allows members who have common interests to find each other and interact.
• Events  - allows members to publicize an event, invite guests and track who plans to attend.
• Pages - allows members to create and promote a public page built around a specific topic.
• Presence technology - allows members to see which contacts are online and chat.

TUMBLR

Tumblr is a popular microblogging platform designed for creative self-expression. It is considered a mindful alternative to Facebook and other social media websites where users blog on a myriad of topics.

CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud computing is shared pools of configurable computer system resources and higher-level services that can be rapidly provisioned with minimal management effort, often over the Internet. Cloud computing relies on sharing of resources to achieve coherence and economies of scale, similar to a public utility.

Google Drive

Google Drive is a free cloud-based storage service that enables users to store and access files online. The service syncs stored documents, photos and more across all of the user's devices, including mobile devices, tablets and PCs.

Google Drive integrates with the company's other services and systems -- including Google Docs, Gmail, Android, Chrome, YouTube, Google Analytics and Google+. Google Drive competes with Microsoft OneDrive, Apple iCloud, Box, Dropbox and SugarSync.

EVERNOTE

Evernote is a mobile app designed for note taking, organizing, task lists, and archiving.^[8] It is developed by the Evernote Corporation, headquartered in Redwood City, California. The app allows users to create notes, which can be formatted text, web pages or web page excerpts, photographs, voice memos, or handwritten "ink" notes. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into notebooks, tagged, annotated, edited, given comments, searched, and exported.