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Streaming Video is the future of the Internet. ‘Uses of Digital Media’, a report by Aberdeen/StreamingMedia.com, found that in the United States of America $2 billion was being spent on streaming media technologies, and is projected to grow to in excess of $12 billion per annum over the next few years. Read the rest of this entry »

What is Streaming Video Technology?

Streaming video is the transfer of digital media that is received as a continuous real-time stream over the Internet. Streamed video (including audio and possibly data) is transmitted from a streaming server and received and displayed in real time on the receiver’s computer; unlike video downloads, where the file has to be transferred to the receiver’s computer before being watched. Read the rest of this entry »

If 2007 was the year of the social networking sites like Facebook or Bebo, the year 2008 is the year of micro-blogging. What is micro-blogging? It is a form of blogging using short texts.

It is like sending text messages using your cell phones. However, instead of sending text message to one person, you use micro-blogging to publish your thoughts and activities to your social network. Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter is a micro blogging platform that has caught the attention of the main stream media. You share your thoughts, insights, knowledge, tips, and interesting article sources using 140 characters or less with your followers in Twitter.

It is not a marketing platform but you can effectively use it to establish your brand and promote your products and services indirectly.

If you are planning to spam your Twitter followers with your blog post URLs and affiliate links, you will not go anywhere. Your followers will un-follow you quickly. You will not get new followers. Read the rest of this entry »

If by now you have not heard of Mspace or Friendster then maybe the world is moving too slowly for you. Young adults (teens and college age adults) are using the world of the internet to communicate in ways we had no inkling of a few years ago.

Social networking is booming as young adults find one another online to chat, post comments, post photos, and share info about the latest happenings in their world to their Myspace pages and Friendster networking sites. It is not always a good thing for sure, but more on that later on. Read the rest of this entry »