So what is the future of internet communications? With faster computers and internet connections transforming from dialup to broadband Streaming Video is the next online revolution we can expect this decade emails sent as videos instead of text will become commonplace in the next few years.
A brief definition... Streaming video is a set of "moving images" much like standard video (Remember the old VCRs?) that are converted to a digital signal and sent in a compressed form over the Internet. Unlike a file that needs to be downloaded first, pictures are seen by the viewer as they arrive. (Streaming media by the way, is simply video streamed with sound). The user needs a player, which is a program that uncompresses and sends video data to the computer screen and audio to speakers. A player can be either an integral part of a browser or downloaded from a website although one company has turned the tables on this issue by producing a codec (the program that compresses and converts the media) that makes the video readable by different players so they can be viewed by any device, computers, handhelds and even cellphones.
Streaming video is usually sent from a server containing the pre-recorded video files that will be shown, but can also be distributed as part of a live broadcast. In this situation,the video is recorded via a webcam or video camera and immediately converted into a compressed digital signal and transmitted from Web server that then sends this signal out to several viewers at the same time.(Kind of like conference calls with a phone and multiple phone lines - (but as video to multiple computers) which is probably an oversimplified description but the concept is similar).
So It looks like "black and white" text email is going color... Working examples can be seen at http://www.hellovideos.com/communicate
Why video email and web conference is the next big thing! Do you know how to spot trend? Timing - you must know what has timing, can you recall the time when email was introduced to you, it was fascinating, isn't it? What usually take a few days or a week to reach your friend can now be sent to him in seconds!
How would you like to send an extraordinary email to your friend using the latest streaming video technology that allows you to speak to him and show him what you have in your hands - saves you a lot of words to describe what you have in your hands!
A picture says a thousand words, a moving picture says much more! Every once in a while a new communication technology comes along and changes everything!
For network marketers, this effective communication tool is heaven sent! You can now show your enthusiasm through video email because your downlines will be able to see your expressions and passion!
You would agree that effective communication and good relationship is one of the key factors to achieve success, won't you? Are you using this powerful business tool to get ahead of your competitors?
Be ahead of the pack, now it is no longer big fish eat small fish, it is fast fish eat slow fish!
Video email will be a multi-billion dollar business because millions of people in the world will want to communicate better and strengthen their relationship. Imagine thousands of students studying abroad can now let their parents see them talking to them by clicking on an email!
Video emails and web conferences will help save millions of dollars in costs of airline tickets, hotel accommodation and conference rooms and productivity time on travelling to and fro for meetings and conferences. Of course, there will always be the need for face to face meetings and the human touch! But imagine the costs saved if you can get the message across effectively through video emails and web conferences.
Sometimes you just got to get the message across now! There is no time to get everyone to a meeting place and what better way then to have a web conferences in the comfort of your office without the hassle and time spent travelling to and fro for a physical conference!
In business you just got to stay ahead of your competitors and move faster than them! Imagine your company having a web conference today while your competitors took a week to organize their physical conference. Who do you think will be able to implement their ideas faster? The answer is obvious isn't it?
Now new laptops come with a built-in webcam! It is very obvious that those who can see this big wave and ride on it will be making a fortune! You never get a second chance to make the first impression, who do you think will have a stronger impact? The person who sends you an ordinary email or the person who sends you a video email? The answer is obvious, isn't it?
Get on the bandwagon now and very soon you will see everyone using it just like the mobile phone! Victor Hugo said it so well: "Nothing, not all the armies of the world can stop an idea whose time has come."
Remember the time when the fax machine was introduced? How the world embraced it and then came Internet, now almost everyone has a computer or laptop in his home!
This is the trend that will take the world by storm and video email and web conference is the next big thing to mobile phone!
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