Hands-On Guide to Streaming Media, 2nd Edition

CHAPTER 11

Advanced Topics

Streaming audio and video is great, you may say to yourself, but can’t I make this stuff more interesting, more interactive? Yes, you can. In this chapter, you’ll learn a little about live streaming. You’ll also study a couple of methods that improve interactivity. You may remember the heyday of the 1990’s Internet bubble, when almost no one seemed to care about business models to back up the fancy new technologies, streaming included. Make a profit? Who cares! Well, believe it or not, solid business models are emerging in the streaming space, although it’s still too early to tell whether any of them have long-term viability. Also, technologies have emerged that protect the copyrights of the content holders. Finally, ...