Given by Geoffrey C. Fox at Syracuse Ad Club Breakfast Meeting at NiMo Building on Dec 5, 1996. Foils prepared Dec 2 1996
Outside Index
Summary of Material
We discuss possible opportunities and challenges for the advertising field opened up by Web hardware (the evolving Internet) and software (Web Technologies such as Java, JavaScript, VRML etc.) |
We describe the different technologies in the context of applications such as education where I have experience! |
There are uncertainities due to both unknown evolution of the Web and more importantly we don't know how best to use for marketing and advertising -- areas which will fund and shape a lot of Net infrastructure |
Outside Index Summary of Material
Geoffrey Fox |
http://www.infomall.org |
NPAC Syracuse University 111 College Place Syracuse NY 13244-4100 |
We discuss possible opportunities and challenges for the advertising field opened up by Web hardware (the evolving Internet) and software (Web Technologies such as Java, JavaScript, VRML etc.) |
We describe the different technologies in the context of applications such as education where I have experience! |
There are uncertainities due to both unknown evolution of the Web and more importantly we don't know how best to use for marketing and advertising -- areas which will fund and shape a lot of Net infrastructure |
There are natural Web versions of Video, Print(text), Audio and Images but these will be digital and hence interactive
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Simulation (Java Applets) will allow totally new ways to inform
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VRML will allow true 3D objects to be used in web resources |
Of course we will able to use whatever the Internet becomes to deliver Web Advertising |
But of course we will have digital Satellite and digital cable which will deliver same type of material as long as TV's/Set Top boxes become "web-aware" |
There will be transitional/intermediate formats with CD-ROMs (containing material using Web Technologies) providing high bandwidth base material (e.g. base graphics of catalog) to be supplemented by Internet for additional resources (actual prices, delivery and new material etc.). |
Your staff will need new skills all the way through the management chain to be able both to decide what to do in the New World and Implement It
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You will need new physical infrastructure for networking and multimedia servers and clients. |
You will need to find the good ways to use the new technologies
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So what network bandwidth and client performance should you plan on? |
In short, I don't know but can comment that: |
Central Locations -- "Malls", "Hotels", "Community Centers" will have highend multimedia computes, ATM like high speed networks and will support high quality digital video |
Key uncertainty is what the "average consumer" will have but here advertising industry might have a big impact in establishing what is needed as communication industry (cable, phone, power, Satellite) can deliver what people/advertisers are willing to pay for and that is what has high value! |
Network Connections:
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All can do everything but at different quality/performance levels |
Do you need high performance from user to Web or just from Web to user |
The consumer can view material on:
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What do you need to run real Web Software (cannot afford new software model), display text and images, display digital video ? |
Digital video is a driving media as requires most network performance and most storage on backend multimedia servers
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Compression technologies stress computers now for encoding and decoding but will NOT be a problem in three years as either next generation PC chip (P7 with built in DSP) or specialized hardware (needed for set top boxes anyway) will cope |
Network bandwidth may be more important
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CD-ROMs will be able to have bandwidth and storage capability for many hours of MPEG1 quality video |
Audio will run over POTS/ISDN and does not need ATM etc. |
Much Web Video uses "batch" technology where you download and play video but this does not work except for small videos |
Any serious use of video must stream from servers
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Many failed trials of this technology but it surely can be implemented (start with services to central locations) as no in principle problem. You need to tell us what the needed service is! |
Web will use low bit rate video (H263) in "talking heads" (collaboration) mode over existing Net very soon |
What is role of Interactivity implicit in digital video -- embed hyperlinks or what ? |
It will enable digital collaboration between people, computers and Web Information
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Allows one to customize and test drive one dream car in virtual Los Angeles traffic jam or virtual Indianapolis speedway! (VRML 2.0) |
Can choose who will be "master" leading others on a manipulating a particular resource
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One can develop high value added Web resources with
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