Online Services

Entertainment, communication, real-time information,

business, virtual learning environment, education,

download services, government and commerce.

Online Services

Online service providers are things such as a email provider, news provider, entertainment provider, shopping provider etc.

Online services can be free or paid depending on what it is. Three examples of businesses that offer online services are: http://www.boohoo.com/ ; http://www.prettylittlething.com

and http://www.google.co.uk/. So it is a service provided by the internet.

Entertainment

Entertainment Services offer the very best choice of quality entertainment. They are an online services that are purposely

they’re for your entertainment, these may include things such as games and video services. If there is a favourite music video you like, you can repeatedly watch it via YouTube. Further more you can also catch up or re-watch a TV programme on BBC I player or

4oD. If you are bored you can use games to entertain yourself websites such as miniclips which allow you to explore many

different games.

Download Services

Download services allow you to download different things such as movies, music, TV and books etc onto your smart phone, iPod

or laptop. This enables you to listen, watch or read anywhere you like.

As an example ITunes allows you to download any music whatever your taste. It even provides you with the latest chart

update.

communication

Communication is great. Anywhere anytime you can talk to others with the ease of a website or app. Uses such as emails,

instant messaging, newsgroups, social networking, online conference and blogs are good examples of online

communication.

Commerce

Commerce means money. It is an online service that helps you when dealing with money, things such as internet banking, online auction websites, retail and publishing are all online

services that require money. HSBC is banking which deals with money www.hsbc.co.uk.

Benefits from these online services are that anytime you are able to access these services and for example shop at ease.

Government

Things such as Online tax returns, e-voting, applications fro services, grant, revenue collection are all examples of

government online services. Grant is where the Government gives you money to allow you to be able to buys things such as

benefits or student loans to go to university.

Education

Education is an online services which supply their user with things such as online learning or even training.

www.mymaths.co.uk is often used in schools to provide topics for students with revision or even teachers with lesson plans.

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gcse/ is also another good example of this online service like MyMaths it provides revision topics for

students.

Virtual Learning Environment

Virtual Learning Environment are online services that provide education online. www.moodle.org.co.uk is often used and is a

good example of this online service it helps teachers to set things alike homework or tasks for students to complete in class

or at home.

Business

Business online services are used for things such like video conferencing, collaborative working or business networks. A lot of business people use these services because they benefit from

the access of live video chats if they are unable to attend a meeting. www.skype.co.uk and face time are both examples of

types of services they often may use.

Real time

Real time information is information which is constantly being updated. It is always up to date giving you the latest news where

ever when ever. Things such as weather reports or bus time tables are good examples of real time information.