I think many people missed the real power of internet, a loosely connected system of networks on different platforms. Internet is not interactive in the sense of telephone and video came. It is not in real time as TV and radio.
It is not a virtual world which simulates our daily life, but a great EXTENSION of our life.
Tele-something tries to bring people in different places togather, at the same time like face to face. However, that is not necessary. For example,
I would never read your post on this subject at the same time you sent it. But you can call me if you want me to read it immediately. (Don't forget to check the time zone before you call:-) That is the combination of real time telephone communication and internet.
Here are some solutions available:
1. A web host which users can post text and image quickly and share with other people efficiently.
I think solutions like
briefcase.yahoo.com
is very useful and reliable.
2. A system to digitalize images, videos and sound. Currently, scanner, digital camera and DV camera are the solutions. Pen-based computer will be the future. But the bottle-neck is the speed of scanning and the speed of putting the text and images on the host. (If I work on the LINUX computer sharing the filesystem of the web host, it is as easy as working on ~/public_html , some
perl or shell scripts can streamline the process.
Don't invest too much on fancy sophisticate real-time interactive system. It is very hard to build and maintain and not as useful as you imagine.
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Tele-something tries to bring people in different places togather, at the same time like face to face. However, that is not necessary. For example, I would never read your post on this subject at the same time you sent it. But you can call me if you want me to read it immediately. (Don't forget to check the time zone before you call :-) That is the combination of real time telephone communication and internet.
Here are some solutions available:
1. A web host which users can post text and image quickly and share with other people efficiently.
I think solutions like
briefcase.yahoo.com
is very useful and reliable.
2. A system to digitalize images, videos and sound. Currently, scanner, digital camera and DV camera are the solutions. Pen-based computer will be the future. But the bottle-neck is the speed of scanning and the speed of putting the text and images on the host. (If I work on the LINUX computer sharing the filesystem of the web host, it is as easy as working on ~/public_html , some
perl or shell scripts can streamline the process.
Don't invest too much on fancy sophisticate real-time interactive system. It is very hard to build and maintain and not as useful as you imagine.