Although they might not know it, members of my generation probably spend the majority of their time on the Internet using Web databases. "One of the more profound features of the Web is the vast amount of information it provides," explains Shelly Vermaat in the course textbook, Discovering Computers 2009. These bits of information include:
- Jobs
- Travel Destinations
- TV programming
- Pictures
- Movies
- Videos
- Local and Nationwide Weather
- Sporting Events
- Legislative Information
- E-commerce
- Financial
- And so much more...
All of this information exists on the Web in databases. But not only do users access these bits of information through Web databases-they also provide information to Web databases via "E-forms." Many Web sites request personal data from users (name, address, telephone number, preferences, certain behaviors or opinions, etc.) for the database to store and use in the future on things like customer-brand communication, advertising or promotions.
The main type of Web database that users my age probably use the most are collaborative databases. These databases are used to store and share personal media items like photos, videos or recordings between registered users. The Web page of these databases act as the "front end" which users are able to clearly interact with. Examples of collaborative databases:
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