WEEK 7 & 8

Online Image Hosting Web sites be integrated or “plugged in” to a core

Online image hosting Web sites are Web sites application and/or the GUI of these applications.
that store uploaded images by users. There are Runtime Environment – These APIs are
various Web sites that can host your images, platforms for developing different applications,
some of which are free. There are Web sites that wherein programs or application codes are
also offer value added services such as online evaluated and compiled in the said APIs.
editing and enhancement tools. Here are some
examples: Common Web sites that use plug-in APIs are
Google + Photos represented here.
Flickr YouTube - is a Web site dedicated to hosting
video clips.
Smugmug
Flickr- is a Web site that caters to hosting of
Imgur
images.
500px
Twitter- is a social networking service that
enables users to send and read short messages
Online Platforms and Applications with 140 characters. The short messages are
The term “platform” refers to a program created
called tweets.
by developers that can be modified or
reprogrammed by outside users. Online Facebook – is a social networking Web site
platforms are online Web sites created to aid a that requires the user to register an account and
user’s in creating their Web content and cater to create a user profile.
different kinds of information such as texts, Google Maps – are one of the most used APIs
images and videos. by Web site developers. Commonly, Google
The Formula Translating System Maps APIs are used to indicate a location of an
(FORTRAN), the first successful commercial establishment described on a Web site.
programming language compiler, helped humans
give instructions and interact with computers Web Design Principles and Elements
without altering the hardware component of the Here are the factors that greatly contribute to
computer. create a Web site or Web page.
FORTRAN and its successors were operated 1. Purpose – A website can be categorized
offline or without connectivity with other primarily in terms of the goal it aims to fulfill.
computing devices. 2. Communication – the primary objective is to
Platform Categories absorb as much
The Application Programming Interface (API) is
a set of governing protocol or rules on how
software elements should communicate and
interact with one another. Commonly, API is
used in developing the GUI.
API types and their functions are presented here.
Access API - This type of API runs in a
remote machine, server, or computer, and the
application is accessed remotely by guest user
application to draw data and services.
Plug-in API - Most of the time, this API is
used in the user end. Generally, different
developers create different applications that can
WEEK 9 & 10

Online Presentation Tools Collaborative Development

Prezi – is a cloud-based application dedicated to help
you create a presentation. Prezi can also offers its offline
version that can be installed on desktop computer.
SlideShare- this is considered as one of the earliest
forms of online presentation media. This application started
in Web 2.0. The primary function of this Web site is to
provide a facility for uploading and sharing presentation
files.
MindMeister - this is an online collaborative tool in
which different individuals can share ideas on a common
scratchpad-like workspace.
Cloud Storage
Cloud storage is a service wherein files from users are
stored online. The files are uploaded by users and received
by storage server that hosts the service.
Google Drive – This is a storage application developed
by Google. This application does not only store files but
also accommodates online editing and collaboration.
Dropbox- This is a file hosting and storage service
developed by Dropbox, Inc. It offers a facility to
synchronize and create folders for file organization.
Evernote – This is an online note taking and archiving
application service. The facility offers a Web application
similar to that of a word processor.
Web designer- The Web designer is the one in charge of
the visual presentation of the Web site.
Developer- The developer takes into account all of the
outputs of the content specialist and Web designer.
Inbound marketer- The success of the Web site or the
popularity will be the responsibility of the inbound
marketer.
Project Management
The project manager is the individual who carries out the
methods of the project management. By definition, project
management include project planning, team organization,
team motivating, resources control and administration.
Web Analytics - is the process of collecting a data or
measuring the activity of the Web site. Web site data
includes Web traffic, or the number of persons accessing or
viewing the Web site.
Platform for Collaboration
Google Apps for Work
This is a compilation of productivity tools developed by
Google. This platform is online and also contains word
processors, a spreadsheet, and a presentation program.
Google Docs is the word processing platform. Google
Sheets is the spreadsheet platform. Google Slides is the
presentation platform

Mapping Applications
Web mapping applications are Web sites developed from
geographical information systems’ (GIS) data.
Google Maps- This is a Web mapping application
developed by Google. It shows both graphic and satellite
maps. The maps include street names, building names,
establishment names, and bus and train stations, to name a
few.
Wikimapia- This is a collaborative open content
mapping application. Wikimapia offers satellite view of
streets, buildings and establishments. This Web sites uses
Google Maps APIs for mapping.

Roles that a Web development team essentially

requires;
Project manager- The project manager is the leader of
the group. The project is synchronized and supervised by
the project manager.
Web strategist – the Web strategist plans the approach or
method to be done. He or she plans every step that the team
should do in phases or stages of development.
Content Specialist- is an experienced writer and has a
knowledge on how to catch the attention of readers.