E-Content - Technologies and Perspectives for the European Market Background Analysis on the Business and Content Technology Needs


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 mobile games market
- emerging new cross media markets
- the need to enhance the usability of websites and mobile applications
- how new applications might be used to capture and store our personal experiences
- the interplay between ICTs and content with the example of interactive digital TV


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.

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