Refers to a program created by developers that can be modified or reprogrammed by outside users.

1. Online Platforms and Applications
Prepared by: EILLEN IVY A. PORTUGUEZ

2. Platform
O Refers to a program created by
developers that can be modified or
reprogrammed by outside users.
O It is a facility for programming or
developing an application.

3. Online platforms
O Are online web sites created to aid users
in creating their Web content and cater to
different kinds of information such as
texts, images and videos.

4. Unique feature of online
platforms
O The ability to program, modify, and access
the application remotely using the
Internet.

5. Platform Categories
O The Application Programming Interface
(API) is a set of governing protocol rules
on how software elements should
communicate and interact with one
another.

6. API Types and their functions:
O Access API
This type of API runs in a remote machine,
server or computer, and the application is
accessed remotely by a guest user
application to draw data and services. The
development of this type of API requires
financial capabilities and technical
capabilities.

7. API Types and their functions:
O Plug-in API
O Most of the time, this API is used in the
user end. Generally, different developers
created different applications that can be
integrated or “Plugged in” to a core
application and/or the GUI of these
applications. Typical examples are the
plug-in programs for Web browsers that
enable different functions such as
applications for playing video clips and
video games.

8. API Types and their functions:
O Runtime Environment
O These APIs are platforms for developing
different applications, wherein programs or
application codes are evaluated and
compiled in the said APIs. The application
codes are uploaded or injected into the API
and the API will test and run the application
code. Most of the time, this API is hosted in
a remote area and requires the services of
the Internet.

9. Common Websites that use
plug-in APIs are:
O YouTube
O Youtube is a website dedicated to hosting
video clips. Users can create an account
on Youtube and upload videos for public
and private viewing. Most of the websites
integrate videos into other developing
websites. To capitalize this website, an API
tool is created to enable developers to
embed the Youtube video player and play
any Youtube content on their websites.

10. Example

11. Common Websites that use
plug-in APIs are:
O Flickr
O Is a website that caters to the hosting of
images. Users of the site create a private
account wherein they can upload images
and categorize the images as to whether
they are viewed privately by the uploader
or by the public. An API is created to
enable a website developer to embed or
use images or Flickr.

12. Common Websites that use
plug-in APIs are:
O Twitter
O Twitter is social networking service that
enables users to send and read short
messages with 140 characters. These
short messages are called tweets. Twitter
APIs are used by developers to embed
Twitter functions in developing websites.
Commonly, in using Twitter API, users can
find a facility to create messages and tweet
those messages.

13. Common Websites that use
plug-in APIs are:
O Facebook
O Is a social networking website that requires the user to
register an account and create a user profile. A profile
contains the information about the owner of the account
such as his or her birthday, location, work and
education. Different users can then connect with one
another by adding them as “friends” On this website
users are also capable of posting information on their
“wall” or the page that contains the users information.
Also, users can post images, videos, and website links
on their wall. Facebook API are used to connect
individual’s wall or an organization’s Facebook account
so that the audience users can easily access Facebook
services connected to Facebook account.

15. Common Websites that use
plug-in APIs are:
O Google Maps
O Google Maps APIs are one of the most used
APIs by Website developers. Commonly,
Google Maps API enable the developers to
display an accurate map depicting the
satellite views or the actual appearance and
layout of roads and building in a particular
area.