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Technologies develop rapidly and reach hurricane levels of velocity but quality E-Content and innovative applications lag behind. This book addresses the question how content industries change within a digital environment and what role information and communication technologies play in transforming the competitive landscape. The authors argue that post-industrial societies tend to pay substantial amounts for equipment and gadgets but invest far too little in the quality of the content. As a result, much effort is and has to be spent on the enhancement of E-Content.
The contributions give an elaborate overview of:
- the specifics, challenges and prospects of content in the network economy;
- market developments of digital media services;
- paid content business models;
- impacts on scientific publishing;
- developments in the field of E-Learning;
- the interplay between technology and content with the example of interactive digital TV;
- the mobile games market;
- emerging new cross media markets;
- the need to enhance the usability of websites and mobile applications;
- how digital applications might be used to capture and store our personal experiences.
A final chapter shows the prospects of the European E-Content market and gives an overview of valuable initiatives and resources dealing with the topic of E-Content.
List of contents
E-Content in Europe: Dimensions of an Emerging Field.- E-Content Market in Europe An Overview.- The State of Digital Media Service Business.- Paid Content: From Free to Fee.- Content Applications: Selected Cases.- The Impact of E-Learning.- Scientific Publishing: A European Strength.- Mobile Games: An Emerging Content Business Area.- Cross-Media on the Advance.- User-Centric Content Production and Interaction.- Interactive Digital Television in Europe.- The Usability Factor: Improving the Quality of E-Content.- Experience Machines: Capturing and Retrieving Personal Content.- Outlook.- Prospects of E-Content in Europe.- A Guide to European Initiatives and Resources in E-Content.
About the author
Andrea Buchholz wurde in Frankfurt am Main im Sternzeichen Zwillinge geboren. Sie ist u. a. Reinkarnationstherapeutin, Reiseleiterin und Astrologin. Seit 15 Jahren arbeitet sie als Astrologin. Zahlreiche Fernsehsendungen, an denen sie beteiligt war, u. a. bei SAT 1 und beim Saarländischen Rundfunk, machten sie bekannt. Seit 2003 hat sie außerdem regelmäßige Sendungen bei TV Berlin, TV München, Hamburg 1 und Neun Live. Nach langjährigen Aufenthalten im Ausland und im Saarland lebt sie derzeit in Bayern.
Summary
Technologies develop rapidly and reach hurricane levels of velocity, but quality e-content and innovative applications lag behind. This book addresses the question of how content industries change within a digital environment and what role information and communication technologies play in transforming the competitive landscape. The contributions give an elaborate overview of the whole spectrum of e-content, from its impacts on scientific publishing to the prospects of the European e-content market. All the major trends, players and future market developments are described.
