2006 Will be the year of online video

Video will indeed be a disruptive media force on the Internet, as it will further allow the entry and participation of smaller and independent players in both global and local markets.

Online Video will affect news consumption, will change television viewing patterns and habits, and will give ways to new forms of entertainment and training.

The number of changes and transformations that video is just about to bring to the online world are too many and too significant not to be paid attention to.

So, not only I am fully confirming my belief that 2006 will be the year that video will establish itself on the Internet well beyond its present pioneering status, but I want to bring to the table a number of specific innovations that will see happening and that will definitely affect the way we use and consume video-based contents.

Those who will best understand and appreciate the key implications of the many deep changes that video is about to enable are those that, free of prejudice and past media views, will start to experiment, research and ride some of these formidable forces that are powering video media to be the most irresistible force in Web communication to rise up to wide popularity in the coming months [...]