This document discusses different examples of using the web as a platform: - Google Docs allows for online and offline editing, replacing programs like Microsoft Office. Google is the platform rather than the individual programs. - Mozilla Sea Monkey is an open source web browser, email client, and HTML editor that combines many internet functions into one platform. - Steam is an example of downloading games directly to a computer through a platform rather than using physical media like CDs.

1. The web as a platform

2. Cloud Computing

3. Netscape was entirely
different to the browser we
know today.
It was the companies
‘flagship’ product, and acted
as only a browser.

4. Online editing
(google docs)
Offline editing
(Imovie)

5. Google Docs obsoletes programs such as Microsoft
Office and Open Office.
Google is the platform for these, which is different to
Office.

6. Firefox and Internet explorer are
browsers, meaning you have to
search yourself where you want to
go.
Whereas google has
many applications and
can be used as a sort of
OS. This is an example of
using the web as a
platform for many apps.

7. Mozilla Sea Monkey –
Web-browser, advanced e-mail, newsgroup
and feed client, IRC chat, and HTML editing
made simple -- all your Internet needs in
one application.
Sea Monkey is an open source application, which increases
it as a platform.

8. Steam is a good example of web as a platform. Instead of having the games on
Hardware, such as CD’s, you download the games straight onto your computer.

9. BitTorrent is an example of cloud computing
which is a file sharing tool that enables users
to download from multiple sources.

10. Flickr is a popular file sharing tool which utilize
cloud computing by enabling its users to share
and embed their photographs in various forms
of social media, i.e. Twitter.

11. Amazon.com the international online retailer,
have large store houses which emphasises
‘The Long Tail’ effect of holding large amounts
of stock, as compared to a high street retailer.

12. Server rooms
• There are huge servers that hold vast amounts of data that is saved online.
• These are called server rooms.
• They hold all of our Facebook photos, all our Youtube videos and all our Google
docs.
• They can be used as a way to back up our data, and if any of the servers go down
they have failsafe systems that means you wont lose your beloved pictures.