An information society is one where information creation, distribution, use and manipulation is a major economic and cultural activity. The goal is to gain competitive advantage using information technology. The knowledge economy is the economic counterpart, creating wealth through exploiting knowledge. People who participate are sometimes called digital citizens. Applications of information technology are found in science, engineering, business, commerce, education, governance, medicine and entertainment. Computers and devices are increasingly powerful and easier to use, with humans dependent on them for tasks from remembering information to complex functions.

1. RESEARCHING WORK,
ORGANIZATION AND
PUBLICPRESENTATION ABOUT
THE TOPIC “INFORMATION
SOCIETY”

2. An information society is a society where the
creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and
manipulation of information is a significant economic,
political, and cultural activity.
The aim of the information society is to gain
competitive advantage internationally, through using
information technology (IT)
The knowledge economy is its economic counterpart,
whereby wealth is created through the economic
exploitation of understanding. People who have the
means to partake or participate in this form of society
are sometimes called digital citizens. This is one of
many dozen labels that have been identified to
suggest that humans are entering a new phase of
society.

3. 2. Expectations and realities of Information Technology. Applications of information
technology in the scientific, technical and communications fields.
Applications of Information Technology
Every day, people use computers in new ways.
Computers and other electronic devices are
becoming increasingly affordable. They continue
to be more powerful as information-processing
tools as well as easier to use. Humans are
continually becoming dependant on IT-enabled
devices for carrying out simple tasks like
remembering a phone number to complex ones
like flying a fighter plane.
Information Technology has applications in almost
all aspects of our life. Some of the important ones
are:
Science and Engineering
Bunisses and Commerce, Education,
Governance Medicine,
Entertainment

4. A virtual community is a social network of
individuals who interact through specific social
media, potentially crossing geographical and
political boundaries in order to pursue mutual
interests or goals. The purpose of virtual
communities is used for a variety of social and
professional groups.

5. Types of virtual communities
Internet message boards
An online message board is a forum where people
can discuss thoughts or ideas on various topics.
Online chat rooms
Shortly after the rise of interest in message boards
and forums, people started to want a way of
communicating with their "communities" in real time.
Virtual worlds
Virtual worlds are the most interactive of all virtual
community forms. In this type of virtual community,
people are connected by living as an avatar in a
computer-based world.
Social network services
Social networking services are the most prominent
type of virtual community. They are either a website
or software platform that focuses on creating and
maintaining relationships.
Ex.: Facebook.
.

6. 4.SOCIAL NETWORKING ON THE INTERNET.
EVOLUTION,FEATURES AND TOOLS AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIAL WEB, TENDENCIES.

7. DEFINITI
ON
A social networking is a online
platform
that focus in social relations
among the people who share
interest or activities.
It is consists of a representation of
each social links and variety of
additional services.

8. The most social network is
e-mail and instant
messaging

9. THE MAIN TYPES
The main types are the ones that
are connected with friends
Facebook ,Twitter, Google
+ are worldwide and then
for example Tuenti in
Spain

10. TYPICAL
FEATURES
Social networking sites share a variety of
technical features that allows individuals to:
•Construct a public/semi-public profile.
•Articulate list of other users that they share
a connection with.
•View their list of connections within the
system.

11. ADDITIONAL FEATURES
Some social networks have
additional features, such as
•The ability to create groups that
share common interests or
affiliations .
•Upload or stream live videos.
•Hold discussions in forums.

12. TENDENC
ES
In most mobile communities, mobile phone users can now:
•Create their own profiles.
•Make friends.
•Participate in chat rooms.
•Create chat rooms.
•Hold private conversations.
•Share photos and videos.
•Share blogs by using their mobile phone.

14.  Intranet is an internal private
computer network or connection
of one or more computer
networks, whose use and access is
restricted to an organization and
its employees or members.

15.  The structure of an intranet is similar in principle to the
Internet. Both use a server-client structure and both networks
transfer data using Internet protocols. However, they
fundamentally differ due to the vast difference in networking
scale and complexity.

16.  An intranet is built in an
organization, to enable
resource sharing and
provide a rapid
communication channel
that efficiently connects
team members and peers.
Corporate intranets have
restricted access controlled
by user ids and passwords,
which are not accessible to
anybody on the outside.

17.  The Internet, sometimes
called simply "the Net," is a
worldwide system of
computer networks - a
network of networks in
which users at any one
computer can, if they have
permission, get information
from any other computer
(and sometimes talk directly
to users at other
computers).

18.  Internet is a global network which has information
sharing on a global level as its goal. Internet is more
open in the sense, that everything shared here, is
accessible to every person connected to it, all over
the world.