Task for the subject E-Skills

1. Comparing 12 websites
Web Task 2
Asha De Zutter
Constantinos Psomas
Hannelore Jansegers

2. Social Networking

3. Facebook
• Free social networking site
• Keep in touch with people
• Post pictures/videos/statuses
• Many different features in 37 languages
• Has an app & messenger app
• Very handy and easy to use platform
• Frequently updated attractive layout
• Used by millions

4. Twitter
• Micro blogging networking service
• “Tweets” updating followers (max.
140 characters)
• More public than Facebook
• Has an app but no instant chatting
• Many celebrities use it
• Easy to use but don’t think one
needs both a Facebook & Twitter
account
• Well defined layout

5. LinkedIn
• Networking service more for
professional than personal life
• For job seekers as well as employers
• Post professional experience & talents
• Very different use than Facebook &
Twitter
• Can “connect” with anyone you are
interested in
• Available in 24 languages
• Logical layout & chatting opportunities
• Very useful site to network with potential
employers & job candidates

6. Tumblr
• Very different from other
networking sites mentioned
• Micro blogging for multimedia
• Follow people’s blogs
• Post and repost
photos/quotes/videos
• Private or public (up to you)
• The goal is not to contact others
but share interests
• Difficult to figure out all options at
first
• Good blogging site

7. FASHION WEBSITES

8. H&M
 Hennes and Mauritz
 Swedish multinational clothing company
 Men, women, children, home
 Easy to navigate through
 Colorful, accessible
 Shipping

9. FashionNova
 Based in downtown LA, only 5 retail shops
 Worldwide shipping
 Only women’s wear
 All tabs on top, no sub-tabs
 Clean, simple website
 Reviews

10. SEARCH ENGINES

11. Google
 Most used search engine
 Owned by Google
 +3 billion searches / day
 Google search + I’m feeling lucky
 Logo
 White background
 Market share: 58,5%
 Google+, YouTube

12. Yahoo! Search
 Third largest search engine
 Owned by Yahoo!
 Logo
 White background
 Weather
 Trending
 Market share: 23%
 Tumblr, Flickr

13. VIDEO WEBSITES

14. NETFLIX
 Found in 1997 in California by Reed Hastinngs and Marc
Randolph
 View movies, documentaries, series and more
 Pay every month (1st month free trial)
 HD videos and series
 Different in different parts of the world
 83 million paid subscribers (47 million in USA)
 Easy to use, with big displays

15. TENIES ONLINE
 Greek online streaming website
 Movies, series and documentaries
 Greek subtitles (hard to find)
 Tenies = movies in Greek
 Forum available
 Can see reviews and recommendations

16. VIMEO
 Video sharing site
 Founded by filmmakers in 2004
 Different paid versions, the more expensive the more
benefits you get.

17. TWITCH
 Live streaming video platform
 Subsidiary of Amazon
 Launched in 2007
 Introduced in 2011
 Focuses on video gaming
 February 2014 - 4th largest source of internet traffic in the
US
 Can Follow channels