Empowerment Tech LESSON2

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Empowerment Tech

SOFTWARE APPLICATION AND PLATFORMS


PLATFORM
“If you can program it, then it’s a platform.
If you can’t, then it’s not.”

- Marc Andreessen
Different Types of Online Platforms
1. 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).

2. Communication Services
◦ is a provider that transports information electronically and can
encompass public and private companies in telecom, internet,
cable, satellite, and managed services business.
Different Types of Online Platforms
3. 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.
4. 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.
Different Types of Online Platforms
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.
5. 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.
6. PLATFORM FOR HASHTAGGING
Twitter
◦Twitter is a fast-paced, concise, and easy way to
connect with your audience.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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

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