There are many advantages to using video and audio in web pages; however, care must be taken in choosing solutions that avoid the potential disadvantages.
The use of multimedia features including interactive voice communications, computer based training meeting systems and conferencing tools, teleconferencing, and streaming of music and movie technology, along with online video presentation are becoming popular. In fact with such capabilities, phone support may become outdated.
International delivery of news, content, information events and conferences can be delivered worldwide today through easy to use software, services and integrated resources.
Special systems for education have transformed the industry through the use of technology making it real easy for a family to provide quality higher education opportunities for their family members in a collaborative environment where they can experience and learn without the enormous expense previously incurred for post-secondary education.
Enterprise can easily begin and expand into the global markets today and can accomplish many real-time functions through the use of audio and video on websites, virtually annihilating the geographical limitations formerly presented and depicted on a map. Using a link to enable the download of a text page or other info to computer users desktop and using the latest code and resources for a teleconferencing center, management can easily engage in mobile collaborations and can conduct training sessions and conferences worldwide using the same system they use to promote their products.
The disadvantage of using multimedia on a website is that, if not used properly, there is high potential for the efficiency and the effectiveness of the website to be diminished. However, a professional web developer can control the size of media files and free up space to ensure that large files don’t create a high demand on the system resources to ensure optimal performance.
// posted by BasicMichelle on 12/25/2005 07:30:00 AM / Permanent Link