Video On The Web - Online help

Online video has become omnipresent on the Web in the recent years. YouTube, launched in 2005, represented 4% of traffic on high-Internet lines. Online learning is different than classroom learning and it is different from watching television. Viewing distance is inches rather than feet or yards.

Video on the Web is quite a messy place right now. Look at a lot of sites getting interest and you see that we're finally realizing the potential that people have talked about for a long time, that once the Internet gets fast enough and storage cheap enough it will become possible to use the Internet as a delivery vehicle for video of all types.

Using a live video person on the web has increased the attention and pages surfed on a website by 100%. A video person can guide the surfer around the web site and provide important information about the services available. Using online help on the web has become more popular and is used by companies around the globe. 

Streaming allows videos to be watched as they are downloaded. This means instant gratification, something modern consumers demand. Streaming video on the Web is rapidly evolving from Internet novelty to must-have killer app.

It's a way of distributing video to just about anyone on the planet with a modem and an Internet connection. Streaming also allows the user to jump and move around the video material without having to download the whole thing. It can easily provide the user with an interactive relationship where the content can be changed to reflect the user's requests or needs.

Video on the Web is just exploding right now, and it will only get more pervasive. It is such a powerful and engaging communication tool. Video on the web is one of today's hottest social networking trends. But what can this emerging technology do for libraries?

Web video is every where but good video on the web is harder to find. This workshop will introduce participants to ways of shooting video specifically destined for the web and then prepare your media to be uploaded for the world to see.

Video on the web is frequently simply stand-alone video clips that are delivered, one way or another online. What makes the Web different is its high degree of interactivity, and without that, I (and I think most people) would rather be watching TV.