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The live media streaming services on the Internet have been the most used services during the recent
years. It is the millennials who are the biggest viewers of live streaming for brands and other purposes. This
population in the age group of 18-34 years has a percentage as high as 67% that engages live streaming social
network. Since 2015, the number of millennials utilising social media station and webcast live streaming has
risen as compared to watching videos on television. According to the latest studies, the time spent on live
videos is 8 times that spent watching on-demand videos.

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 Communication services enable users to exchange information with individuals or groups.
 Common communication services on the Internet include Email, Chat Rooms, Instant Messaging,
Internet Telephony, Newsgroups, Blogs, and Web Feeds.

 A Social networking site is an online platform where users create their personal profiles to
interact with others to maintain personal and business relationships.
 Popular social networking sites are Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, and Pinterest.
 Online gaming is a service that lets you play games over the Internet or any other computer
network.

 Productivity services on the Internet allow a user to perform tasks such as creating and
managing documents, presentations, and spreadsheets, collaborating and organising workflow
with others.
 Cloud file storage is a method for storing data in the cloud that provides servers and applications
access to data through shared file systems.
 Media streaming services let users stream videos and music on their device and enjoy a variety
of content, such as videos, movies, TV shows, music, live shows, and podcasts.
 Web-based services that let a user conduct personal and financial transactions using the
Internet.

 E-governance refers to the use of information technology by the national or local government
to provide information and services to its citizens.
 E-commerce involves all financial activities and services conducted over the Internet, such
as online shopping, online banking, trading of stocks and bonds, online ticket booking, and
transmitting of funds and digital documents.
 E-learning refers to the use of technology to enable a user to learn a course of his/her choice at
a place.

 E-card or electronic card is an online service that lets a user send an electronic greeting card to
another user as email with a link to view the card.

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