From CD-ROM to WORLD WIDE WEB

Multimedia is shifting from localized (contained on a CD-ROM) to being distributed (available on the World Wide Web). What are some of the implications of this? Who will have access to the presentation? How will you keep it secure? How will you distribute it?

Answer:

Based on the Wikipedia, in common usage, multimedia refers to a combination of media including video, images, audio, text in such a way that can be accessed interactively. Some of the computers which were marketed in the 1990s were called "multimedia" computers because they incorporated a CD-ROM drive, which allowed for the delivery of several hundred megabytes of video, picture and audio data.

The implications of multimedia being shifted from CD-ROM to World Wide Web is company able to manage their business in a more systematic ways with the most cost-effectively way. With the availability of distributed multimedia, people nowadays able to gain knowledge and get the informations in a much more easier and faster way. Besides that, company can have widespread market that allow to capture more customer from all around the world. By using World Wide Web, the cost problems of packaging, distributing, production of CD, copyright and etc can be eliminated and solved in nature way. Therefore, company can be more flexible and response to customer in a short period.

In the 21st century, human being is stepping out of industrial civilization at a surprising speed into an information technology era with great innovation. People around the world can access to the presentation as long as people have connection to Internet. However, web developers are using web 2.0 technology which allow the interactive communication among people and it actually more secure. However, in order to keep it secure, the owner of website also can create a space for users to fill up their information database before they log in the website or install firewall to maintain the security and safety of website.

Lastly, company or individuals can distribute informations very fast and cheap by World Wide Web. For better distribute, we can use different kind of advertising in all websites or sending email. Nowadays, many people distribute information through the social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and etc. Moreover, company also can apply Search Engine Optimization to increase exposure and image of company but this method have to pay for SEO Specialist company. For instance, when a Facebook user wish to share some information, they can protect their privacy through the privacy settings.