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The internet rapidly made video, especially videotape, outdated. Video popularity was short-lived from the late 70s to the mid 90s. CDs format enabled hard-copy versions of video to remain popular for as long as they did. Early internet was plagued by low-resolution, slow internet connections, bandwidth limitations, and the tremendous file sizes of visual media files. Non-universal media players and format also delayed the impact the internet had on social issues. Many of those issues have been resolved, but at a cost to the time any given social issue can be presented. Most internet visual media is still limited by bandwidth and time constraints. We'll show you some of the best social issues media found on the internet. |
| The younger you are, the more the Internet and the Web are a major part of how you spend your time and how you interact with your social circle. Much of this interest has to do with salivating advertisers (and their contractors). As big as the Web is today, most data related to the youth demographic indicates strongly that it will only get much larger. The more ad dollars to be spent; more buying to be influenced! Hence, those social issues most likely to be communicated and shared are and will be those important to youth and the younger generation raised on the internet. |
| Internet video is fast-becoming one of the top reasons for visiting the Web, whether for posting or perusal. It opens up a tremendous audience for social issues. Then the problem becomes how to let them know. Fortunately there are some very good social issues internet video web sites already created such as Ted.com |