Real-Time

Real-time information is data that is received instantaneously and can be viewed very immediately, this is used for many different tasks and applications, such as Satnavs, for directions, bookings online, weather reports, social networks, shopping online, checking flight/train times. Many different business and websites depend on real-time uploads for their websites and shows, it allows them to be constantly up-to date and on top of  their competition, also because the thing that they’re reporting could change at any time they would need to be able to be up to date, such as football scores, or train times. Real-time information is constantly being updated all the time, and is used in most websites today

RSS Feeds

RSS Feeds are very popular ways of using Real-time on websites today, it’s used by the BBC to keep their news up to date. It is constantly being updated from all of their sources,  this is an important part of the BBC news, as it keeps their viewers and readers up to date with most of the current affairs that are going on in the World. This is a major advantage of using Real time info, you’re able to be on top of the competition, many people use Real-time for updates on all types of sports matches, from Goals in Football, to Trys in Rugby, also businesses, and the stock markets being up to date, different types of technology available, and general news within the UK these are some of the reasons that Real-time is a valuable tool for the internet.

Weather

The weather is very dependant on Real-time information being uploaded to them, this can be found on many websites, such as the BBC Website. These types of websites rely on Real-time information being uploaded and updated on t heir websites, it must be kept up to date because people are constantly checking the weather to plan events etc for certain days. This has many advantages such as you can plan many different things around what the weather would be like, you could also see what the conditions are like in other parts of the world, however it does have a drawback in the fact of the weather forecasts may not be 100% accurate, so  you could get the weather wrong on certain days, however it’s likely to give you a good idea of the weather at the time.

Travel Times

Travel times are very dependant on the use of Real-time information, Travel times are vital that they must be correct as close as possible because people who use public transport depend on travel information being updates as much as possible so that they can plan their travels, such as if it’s a commute to work, then they would have to know what time that their bus/ train would be leaving and arriving so that they could get to work on time, So having up to date reliable information is vital for many forms of public transport.

Online Shopping

Online shopping is an increasingly popular way for people to use Real-time information today, as it’s used for convenience for people who would rather shop from home, than face the actual.. shops. Some of the advantages of shopping online are that you are shown many different things, such as how much stock of an item that they have left, and they can also show that they’re none left in stock if theirs an item that you would want to buy but theirs none left. This can be a very big advantage for shops that also have an online store as it can broaden the customers that they might have, and also increase sales for the company, as they’d have more people who would use their website from home, however a disadvantage of this is that when you’re shopping online you have to either sign up to the website, which means you get sent many emails from them showing advertising, and you have to enter all of your personal information and credit card information

Chat

Chat is becoming more and more popular every day, most chat services are Real-time, such as with Skype. Skype is a voice & Video related programme where you can talk to friends and family for free, as long as they also have a Skype account, the programme uses Real-time so that you can talk to each other as if it was a phone call, or you can use a text based chat available on the Skype software, in case you would want to send links or are unable to talk via microphone to each other, this makes it a very fast and effective way of communication because of the voice & Video capabilities, or the text chat option, both ways are easy to communicate through, even with people who you may know on the other side of the planet, however you do need an active internet connection to be able to talk to people who must also have a internet connection.