Web Applications 101

Let's start with a story: When people outside of my professional bubble ask me about what I am doing, I say "I build websites.". If they are curious, I add that these websites are more complex. If they continue to ask, I try to elaborate with examples: Facebook, Spotify, Twitter. It's not that I work for these companies, but I hope it gives a good impression about "what kind of websites I build". However, most often it doesn't get beyond "I build websites" and I am fine with it.