COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS

Abstract

The issues of relevance of work in information and entertainment systems, on the pages of which a lot of diverse and fascinating content is concentrated, are considered. The existing information and entertainment systems that are in demand in the market are analyzed and all the key characteristics of the resources, their features and disadvantages are identified. The possibilities of registering and working with content in the systems Reddit, Pikabu, JoyReactor, 9GAG, Fishki.net are investigated. Special attention is paid to determining the rating of publications and comments. The analysis of functional features of information and entertainment systems is carried out. The type of content for infotainment system development – the UGC (user-generated content) (videos, photos, GIFs, memes, blog posts, and audio) created and distributed by users on the Internet is defined. The viewing modes of existing systems are analyzed. The forms of activity necessary for the development of a new infotainment system are formulated.