Web Apps

Compiled By Grade 7

A Web app is an application that is accessed over the Internet

Examples:

•Word processing

•Diagramming software

•Presentation software

An application, "app", is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks.

iLife

It was released in January 7,2003.

iLife is a combination of apps each of them do something ,for ex-

ample iMovie ( it helps you make a movie).

All of the apps in iLife help you do tasks.

Some negatives is that some of the apps are limited.

Well all you do is, record something and put it in any of the apps

then, you can adjust the recording.

This collection is for a computer.

Well you would mostly on week-ends.

It is both Academic and Entertainment

By: Kirk

http://www.apple.com/ilife/

This app went on the app store in 2008, it has sold over 50 million times. This app enables buyers to search up what they need on a vir-tual map which gives direction. The positives are the map updates almost every week so you don’t need to worry about finding something that’s not there. The map is not always correct. People use it daily on their phones and computers for Aca-

demic purposes.

Map Quest

Compiled by: Sean

http://www.mapquest.com/

Path

BY: JACOB

Launched in November of 2010

Path should provide you with the simple way to

keep a journal, or "Path", of your life on the go.

Positive: Can keep online journal

Negative: Can crash or not save sometimes

For personal life

This app will be used for entertainment

https://path.com/

Spelling Cow

Audience – People that use social net-

working sites

How is it useful – People would use it to double check

their spelling for social networking sites and blogs.

How would you use it?

Either on your computer or on your phone. The amount

you use it probably depends on why your using it, but

you would probably use it weekly.

Positives -

Makes sure you don't post spelling mistakes.

Negatives -

May not always be accurate

How do you use it?

You would use the app on your computer. You could use

it maybe weekly.

Lydia

Angry Bird Space

History of app: This app was released on March 22, 2012;

it is from the Rovigo Mobile. The idea came when the

Angry Bird was on the nest of the Seattle Space Needle

to make it look like a slingshot.

What does the app do: It gives people the experience

of how to slingshot a bird with superpower.

Positive: Fun

Negative: addictive

How do you use it

-Computer

-Weekly

-Entertainment

Website: http://space.angrybirds.com/launch/

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Angry Bird Space

Battle Nations Battle Nations is a new Z2 Live game.

You run your nation and make shops and bat-

tle raiders.

It teaches kids about responsibility because

they have to check it every day and keep their

nation going and protected.

It is very time consuming.

It is an entertainment game that you have to

check every day or more then once a day.

It can be either a iPhone or iTouch app.

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It helps to see if people are stalking you.

It helps both academic and entertainment,

cannot be accessed without internet

You can access on both ios phones and

computers.

How it helps

This app enables you to

find answers and keep

track of Face book and

Twitter

Beepl

What it does

Compiled by Michael

http://beepl.com/join/

Chogger

What does this app do?

Enables people to create, read, and share comics.

Communicate with people around the world through comics.

Positives:

Artistic. Easy to work. Share stories through comics. Negatives:

Easy to hack.

Easy to find a lot of information about people.

How do you use it?

Create an account.

Find themes or designs for your comic.

Create your comic.

By: Katie

http://chogger.com/

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Facebook, what is the purpose?

Most people use Facebook to keep in

touch with family or friends across the

country or even just their neighbors. This

app, for most people a daily use is targeted

for entertainment purposes for people ages

13 and up.

Facebook started off as a computer

website but as demands got higher it

was made into an app for the IPod

touch, then was later turned into an

app for the blackberry.

Facebook

This app allows people to communicate

and tell about their personal lives over

the internet.

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Facebook was created in 2009 for so-

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By: H. T. www.facebook.com

Facebook is a good site because it allows

people to stay in touch with others far

away from them and it is also free.

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Facebook can also be bad because people

can use it to blackmail people or post

hateful things as well as if someone with

a lot of information was hacked what ev-

er they had on Facebook could be seen

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Flickr

What does this App do ?

This app helps you organize your picture and videos

Positive

You can share your photos with people on the

Internet

Negatives:

Your picture can appear on Google even if they are

private

How would you use it?

Computer

Weekly

Entertainment

http://www.flickr.com/ Complied by: Flynn

Gidsy What does the app do?

Organize and take part on different activities

and discussions about books

Positives

Able to participate and host book activities

from your home

Negatives

You miss out on the real world fun of hosting

and going to book parties

How would you use it?

Computer

As often as you like, but most likely a few times

a week

Entertainment or academic

http://gidsy.com/

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Gmail

History

Started as a way for Google employees to communicate. Made available

to the public on April 1, 2004 after lots of testing.

What does this app do.

Send, receive and forward emails. You can also IM.

Positives

Fast and common way to communicate with people.

Negatives

Lose social skills.

Phone or computer

Mostly phone, sometimes computer

Daily or weekly

Daily

Communication or academic

Communication and academic purposes.

Link to site

https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=https://

mail.google.com/mail/?tab%3Dwm&scc=1&ltmpl=default&ltmplcache=2

By: Devin

Name: Gwap History: Unknown What does the app do: When you play a game at Gwap, you aren’t just having fun. You’re helping the world become a better place. By playing Gwap games, you’re training computers to solve prob-lems for humans all over the world. Positive: Fun Negative: Bad to eyes How would you use it:

Computer

Weekly

Entertainment

www.gwap.com/gwap/gamesPreview/espgame/

By: Weisen

Gwap

What does this app do?:

Puts the internet to work for

you by creating tasks that fit

this simple structure.

Positivies: It makes it easier to

see your notifications from any

social network site.

http://ifttt.com/

Grace

Phone or Computer

Depending on your

want/need

Entertainment

How would I

use it?

ifttt

Infinity Blade

This app was founded by Chair Entertainment Epic

Games. It was released in December 9 2010.

Well all you do is defeat monsters.

The game is 9+ and has been sold a lot.

This game is a very enthusiastic game.

This game is only for iPhone 4s and iPad 2 and 3.

The game is Entertainment.

By: Kirk

http://epicgames.com/infinityblade/

History of app: Instagram started in October 6th 2010 in

San Francisco. On April 12, 2012, Facebook

acquired the company (and its 13

employees) for approximately $1 billion in

cash. On April 3, 2012, Instagram for

Android was released. The app was originally

created for Apple products only.

Instagram What does the app do?

-Post and view photos

-Add effects to photos

Audience:

Both genders, Teenagers

How do you use it?

iPod

-Daily

-Entertainment

Positives: -Easy to share photos

-More organized than Face-

book

Negatives: -Not very private

Keepsy

What does the app do?

The app allows you to share photos with your

friends and family as soon as you take them. You

can create albums with your friends, so you can all

add photos to one album.

Positives -

You can share photos instantly, and you don't have

to wait to show people in person.

Negatives –

Not many people know about the app, so there is-

n't really a wide range of people seeing it.

How do you use it?

You would use the app on your computer. You

would probably use the app as regularly as

weekly.

http://www.keepsy.com/

Lydia

Information Technology Solutions

What the app does:

Supplies virtual coloring pages and games to

keep kids occupied.

History of app:

Kidopo opened on July 29, 2010.

Positives:

It is faster and easier than lugging around

board games and coloring books.

http://www.kidopo.com/

How To Use It:

You can use Kidopo anytime you want, on devic-

es such as your iPad (one of the better ideas if

you are traveling) or your phone. This app is typ-

ically for kids, but anyone can use it.

Negatives:

This could get kids addicted to the Internet at

an earlier age, and is not the best idea for

long-term entertainment.

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Kathryn

By: Joni D.

-History of App: Myspace is a social networking site owned by Spe-

cific Media LLC and popstar Justin Timberlake. It was first created in

August 2003. In August 2011, Myspace had over 33.1 million visi-

tors.

-What does the app do? It is a social networking site where you can

add friends and create your own profile.

-Positives: It is a great way to keep in touch with your friends and

meet new people.

-Negatives: You can be hacked or stalked if you give out too much

personal information.

-How would you use it? I would use it as a social networking site on

my computer weekly for entertainment.

-Link to site: http://www.myspace.com

Myspace

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www.nextstyler.com

What the app does:

This app allows you to upload your clothing

designs and vote on other people’s creations.

Positives:

It is a quick and easy way to get fashion in-

put.

Negatives: Haters could attack your designs.

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Kathryn

How To Use It:

This is an app purely for entertainment, as it

has no academic purpose. You can access

NextStyler from your phone or computer, and

you can go on it as often as you like.

What does the App do?: Enables you to rate and rank with ease. Also, it allows you to see others rankings

Positives: Allows you to see others

opinions on mostly anything

Negatives: Not very accurate

How would I use it? Phone and Computer

Weekly Mainly entertainment

Dani Scott

Date: 5/28/12

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What does this app do?:This app

allows you to create serious polls and

surveys and fun quizzes. It can be

used for school work, creating sur-

veys with ease. You can also do per-

sonality quizzes just for plain FUN!!

Positives: Fun to use, easy to make

surveys and collect information.

Negatives: Unfortunately it is not

monitored and the answers are not

always accurate.

How would you use it?: As I ex-

plained earlier, for both uses! Most

people would probably use it on a

computer, or IPad. Personally I am

addicted, so I use it EVERY DAY, most

people, however, would use it more

Dani

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REMEMBER THE MILK HTTP://WWW.REMEMBERTHEMILK.COM/

History:

Remember the Milk began in 2004 by a small two-person Aus-

tralian company.

What does the app do?

This app is a web-based– task-and-time management. Added

tasks can be edited and can include location. Tasks can also be

postponed and the app will remind users of the number of

times a given task has been postponed.

Positives:

The app helps users manage their day-to-day lives. The app is

built around the traditional checklist. The app automatically

checks off tasks as they are completed.

How would you use it?

Remember the milk can be used for academic as well as per-

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Shuffler.fm

What does the app do?

Channel surf through music blogs

Positives

Able to view music through the internet

Available on the App Store

Negatives

It is easier to hear music on the internet, so

you don’t hear as much live music

How would you use it?

Phone and computer

As often as you like, most likely a few times a

week

Mostly entertainment purposes

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Grace

Thounds

History: Unknown

What does the app do? - Thounds is a music platform, easily accessible

through a social network. Thounds helps people capture their musical inspirations

which can be recorded live with a computer microphone or by plugging in a real

instrument. Finished tracks can be shared through blog pages, Facebook,

Myspace, Virb and other popular networks.

Phone & Computer Maybe weekly-depending on your

need Entertainment

How could it be used?

http://thounds.com/

Positives: People who like to create music, and have the dream

of becoming famous can share their music with the public by a

simple and easy accessible use.

Negative: May share too much information

History of App: This app came out in February 18, 2011. It was created by

German game developer Andreas llliger.

What does this app do? This app is an entertainment app which enables players to

fly a bird on the ground in his way to travel across the

world and reach his family.

Positives

This app is fun and got a rating of 8/10.

Negatives

This app has a feature where you can log in and post pic-

tures for your gamer name which could be harmful to

young children.

Tiny Wings

Compiled by: Sean

Www.apple.com

-History of App: Tumblr is a blogging/social networking website.

It allows users to post pictures and other content to their own

personal blog also name “tumblelog.” You can follow other users

blogs. Tumblr was created on April 27, 2007 and as of February

27, 2012 Tumblr had over 46.2 million blogs.

-What does the app do? Tumblr is a blogging platform where you

can create your own blog and reblog and share photos and/or

videos.

-Positives: It is a great way to express yourself using pictures/

videos.

-Negatives: People can hack your account.

-How would you use it? I use Tumblr as a way to express myself

on my computer weekly for entertainment purposes.

-Link to site: http://www.tumblr.com

T U M B L R

By: Joni D.

2012

Twitter A SOCIAL NETWORK WEBSITE THAT HAS CHANGED THE WORLD TO-

DAY.

It was founded in 2006 in San Francisco it was also known as a daylong brainstorming session, it was called twter before ‘twitter’ Dick Cosotolo is the CEO.

Telling you about Twitter The app helps you see what people are doing. Positives are that is runs smoothly and it works well. Negatives are that random people can follow you and cannot be accessed without internet connection.

MARKET WATCH Twitter has gone up 160 million dollars in the last year.

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YOLA HTTPS://WWW.YOLA.COM/

Compiled by Valerie

History:

Yola began in 2007 by Vinny Lingham.

What does the app do?

Yola is a webhost company that can help people make

websites for free.

Positives:

Allows people (i.e. small business owners) to create a

website for free.

Negatives:

Could take your personal information and make it pub-

lic. Not able to work on a tablet or smartphone

How would you use it?

It could be used on a computer , although, it hasn’t

been modified to work on a tablet or smartphone.