Innovative technologies in everyday life [electronic resource] / Oge Marques.
This SpringerBrief provides an overview of contemporary innovative technologies and discusses their impact on our daily lives. Written from a technical perspective, and yet using language and terminology accessible to non-experts, it describes the technologies, the key players in each area, the most...
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2016.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Motivation; 1.2 Outline of the Book; 2 The World Wide Web; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Important Concepts; 2.3 Milestones in the History of the Web; 2.4 Web 2.0: The Shift from Consumer to Producer; 2.5 New and Better Ways to Learn: A Curated List of Web-Based Resources for Lifelong Learners; 2.5.1 Informal Learning; Wikipedia; Facebook; Twitter; YouTube; Google (Beyond Search); 2.5.2 Structured Learning; A Checklist; Selected Websites for Lifelong Learners; 2.6 Practical Recommendations; 2.6.1 Browser; 2.6.2 Browser Extensions (Add-ons); 2.6.3 Safe Browsing.
- 2.6.4 Speed Test2.7 Concluding Remarks; References; 3 Smartphones; 3.1 The Pervasiveness of Cell Phones; 3.2 Interesting Statistics; 3.2.1 Time Spent on the Smartphone; 3.2.2 Most Popular Apps; 3.2.3 Organizing and Accessing Apps; 3.2.4 App Categories; 3.2.5 Social and Entertainment Apps; 3.2.6 A Trip Down Memory Lane; 3.2.7 Messaging; 3.2.8 Changes in Daily Habits; 3.3 Staying in Touch; 3.4 iPhone, Android, or Other?; 3.5 Apps; 3.6 Privacy and Security; References; 4 Social Networks; 4.1 The Social Network Phenomenon; 4.1.1 Usage Facts and Statistics; 4.2 Facebook.
- 4.2.1 To Be or Not to Be (on Facebook)4.2.2 Facebook Etiquette; 4.3 Twitter; 4.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 5 Image and Video Everywhere!; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 How to Use Images and Videos Today; 5.2.1 Taking Pictures and Videos; 5.2.2 Editing Pictures and Videos; 5.2.3 Storing Pictures and Videos; 5.2.4 Publishing, Tagging and Sharing Pictures and Videos; 5.2.5 Searching and Retrieving Pictures and Videos; 5.3 Image Sharing Apps; 5.3.1 Instagram; 5.3.2 Pinterest; 5.3.3 Snapchat; 5.4 The Video (R)evolution; 5.5 YouTube; 5.6 Concluding Remarks; References; 6 Conclusion.
- 6.1 Three Challenges6.2 Final Reflections; Reference.