Internet Business Models  Advertisement options today Flash File Format  & Advertisements Flash Video – Why does it dominate the web New revenue models in Flash video Flash as Information carrying Layer Non-Video Flash Applications
 
Revenue Models Advertisement Referral Subscription fees Per interaction model No revenue model – Exit Advertisement is not: SPAM Bad Service Users needs and use Advertisement
CPM – Cost Per Mille, Payment for thousend exposures Expose Ad to user User might not click on it CPC – Payment only per click Most common CPA – Payment per Action  Purchase service Fill inquiry / Details form Mixed business model Payment per click / Per Mille(CPM)
Advertisement type Text Based Rich Graphic Advertisement – Flash Advertisement Sources  Google Ads Other Ad networks Ads
Flash is the best format for creating reach Internet Ads Flash Related Advertisement Rich Content Banners Interactive/Call-to-Action Banners Video clips transformed to banners
Referral You like this Song? – Buy it now at Amazon !! I get referral fee Subscription fees Business service – Linkedin Content download - Rhapsody music service by real Per interaction model iTunes – per song payment ~1$ Guba – per video payment 45c-99c
 
Flash Movie /  SWF File type: .swf Includes: Graphics, text, video Video controls Client logic Plays in:  Flash Player Served from: Web server Synonyms: Application Video player Web Page File type: .htm, .html, .asp, etc … Flash video / FLV File type: .flv Includes: Video Plays in:  .swf Served from: Web server Flash Communication Server
Headers in the beginning of the file. Why? Video support: SPARK  TrueMotion VP6  H264 Codec for Video streaming (not live) Audio Nelly Moser  codec by ASAO MP3 Codec ADPCM (not compressed) Alpha Channel
Vector Graphic Format Container file Includes FLV files Action Scripts Players
Encoding a special video version for each user is: Expensive  Degrades the video SWF Enables: Using one video version stored in FLV Changing the text or image stored in the outer SWF per user
 
Flash is the tool for web video .
 
 
“ It Just Works” Interactive (scripts) Designed for Advertisements Easy Embedding Low Cost / Royalties Building, Testing & Distributing Player Brand Marketing Train, Educate, Inform Advertising Media/Entertainment Corporate Presentation
Reach more people Ubiquity = no client download required Source: NPD Online survey, conducted September 2004 60 0 20 100 % of internet users 80 40 QuickTime Player 59.2% Macromedia Flash Player 98.2% RealOne Player 58.9% Microsoft Windows Media Player 50.8%
Encode once, reach all platforms Lower Dev and QA costs Lower customer support costs Continuity across platforms Sample Test Plan  BEFORE : Sample Test Plan  AFTER : WinXP + IE7
2002 - Flash Player 6  Flash adds Sorenson’s video SPARK codec Works only in streaming mode =>Requires Flash Communication Server =>Expensive => Low adaptation  2003 – Flash Player 7 Introduction of  “Progressive Download” 2005 – Flash Player 8 Flash Adds On2 VP6 codec  (Short)
Not Streaming !!! Enables viewing the stream while it is downloaded –  Streaming experience with lower cost  Progressive Download is the enabler of Youtube/Metacafe Blue – Total KB Downloaded Red – Total KB Played Yellow - KB   played per second
 
Pre and Post Roll Overly Is that all? Doomsday Movie advertisement as Overlay on a pre-roll of Doomsday video
Advertisement creation tools in PLYMedia Enables: Ad + Original Video Advance Advertisement creation tool in AdItAll Enables Ad + Images, transitions Sound effects etc
Video greetings tools by IPN Pay attention n to the 3D effect caused by Z-order
Seambi
Streams live video from one peer to the other using Flash Media server Example: BlogTV
Customize the flash player for: Simplicity  Viral Viewing / Social Viewing Recommendations
 
Add information about the video: Subtitles Face recognition Object tracking and advertisement
 
 
Mouse over shows info Do you want to buy an unmanned attack aircraft?  Referral Business Model
Detectors 1 st  level detector 2 nd  Level detector Owner Information Gathering Video and Voice information gathering ->XML Search engine registration Ad Insertion Ad Context Category
1 st  level detectors 2 nd  Level Detectors Fast,  Slow, more processing Process the entire video  Pass video/audio sequences to 2 nd  level detectors Process only segments of the video/Audio Face detection Voice/Music detection Piracy Detection, Text Detection Scene change detection Face Recognition OCR – Text understanding Artist/Song recognition
Methods Detect watermark materials  Complicated No standard Logo Detection and  Identification Simple, easy to implement, working Process
 
Take a Flash application that might cost Money and sponsor it using Advertisements Betty Ford Addiction Center,  Wana  bet You need it?
Facebook is Hot 15 Billion Dollar Hot Facebook applications are hot But vampires are starting to get boring Cool Facebook applications requires: Flash !!!
HTML/Javascript editors Cross Platform problems Are not fun/ Video enabled like Flash editor Flash Text/Image/Sound/Video Editor are the best Example
 

Monetizing Flash Applications

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    Internet Business Models Advertisement options today Flash File Format & Advertisements Flash Video – Why does it dominate the web New revenue models in Flash video Flash as Information carrying Layer Non-Video Flash Applications
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    Revenue Models AdvertisementReferral Subscription fees Per interaction model No revenue model – Exit Advertisement is not: SPAM Bad Service Users needs and use Advertisement
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    CPM – CostPer Mille, Payment for thousend exposures Expose Ad to user User might not click on it CPC – Payment only per click Most common CPA – Payment per Action Purchase service Fill inquiry / Details form Mixed business model Payment per click / Per Mille(CPM)
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    Advertisement type TextBased Rich Graphic Advertisement – Flash Advertisement Sources Google Ads Other Ad networks Ads
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    Flash is thebest format for creating reach Internet Ads Flash Related Advertisement Rich Content Banners Interactive/Call-to-Action Banners Video clips transformed to banners
  • 8.
    Referral You likethis Song? – Buy it now at Amazon !! I get referral fee Subscription fees Business service – Linkedin Content download - Rhapsody music service by real Per interaction model iTunes – per song payment ~1$ Guba – per video payment 45c-99c
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    Flash Movie / SWF File type: .swf Includes: Graphics, text, video Video controls Client logic Plays in: Flash Player Served from: Web server Synonyms: Application Video player Web Page File type: .htm, .html, .asp, etc … Flash video / FLV File type: .flv Includes: Video Plays in: .swf Served from: Web server Flash Communication Server
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    Headers in thebeginning of the file. Why? Video support: SPARK TrueMotion VP6 H264 Codec for Video streaming (not live) Audio Nelly Moser codec by ASAO MP3 Codec ADPCM (not compressed) Alpha Channel
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    Vector Graphic FormatContainer file Includes FLV files Action Scripts Players
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    Encoding a specialvideo version for each user is: Expensive Degrades the video SWF Enables: Using one video version stored in FLV Changing the text or image stored in the outer SWF per user
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    Flash is thetool for web video .
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    “ It JustWorks” Interactive (scripts) Designed for Advertisements Easy Embedding Low Cost / Royalties Building, Testing & Distributing Player Brand Marketing Train, Educate, Inform Advertising Media/Entertainment Corporate Presentation
  • 19.
    Reach more peopleUbiquity = no client download required Source: NPD Online survey, conducted September 2004 60 0 20 100 % of internet users 80 40 QuickTime Player 59.2% Macromedia Flash Player 98.2% RealOne Player 58.9% Microsoft Windows Media Player 50.8%
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    Encode once, reachall platforms Lower Dev and QA costs Lower customer support costs Continuity across platforms Sample Test Plan BEFORE : Sample Test Plan AFTER : WinXP + IE7
  • 21.
    2002 - FlashPlayer 6 Flash adds Sorenson’s video SPARK codec Works only in streaming mode =>Requires Flash Communication Server =>Expensive => Low adaptation 2003 – Flash Player 7 Introduction of “Progressive Download” 2005 – Flash Player 8 Flash Adds On2 VP6 codec (Short)
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    Not Streaming !!!Enables viewing the stream while it is downloaded – Streaming experience with lower cost Progressive Download is the enabler of Youtube/Metacafe Blue – Total KB Downloaded Red – Total KB Played Yellow - KB played per second
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    Pre and PostRoll Overly Is that all? Doomsday Movie advertisement as Overlay on a pre-roll of Doomsday video
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    Advertisement creation toolsin PLYMedia Enables: Ad + Original Video Advance Advertisement creation tool in AdItAll Enables Ad + Images, transitions Sound effects etc
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    Video greetings toolsby IPN Pay attention n to the 3D effect caused by Z-order
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    Streams live videofrom one peer to the other using Flash Media server Example: BlogTV
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    Customize the flashplayer for: Simplicity Viral Viewing / Social Viewing Recommendations
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    Add information aboutthe video: Subtitles Face recognition Object tracking and advertisement
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    Mouse over showsinfo Do you want to buy an unmanned attack aircraft? Referral Business Model
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    Detectors 1 st level detector 2 nd Level detector Owner Information Gathering Video and Voice information gathering ->XML Search engine registration Ad Insertion Ad Context Category
  • 36.
    1 st level detectors 2 nd Level Detectors Fast, Slow, more processing Process the entire video Pass video/audio sequences to 2 nd level detectors Process only segments of the video/Audio Face detection Voice/Music detection Piracy Detection, Text Detection Scene change detection Face Recognition OCR – Text understanding Artist/Song recognition
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    Methods Detect watermarkmaterials Complicated No standard Logo Detection and Identification Simple, easy to implement, working Process
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    Take a Flashapplication that might cost Money and sponsor it using Advertisements Betty Ford Addiction Center, Wana bet You need it?
  • 40.
    Facebook is Hot15 Billion Dollar Hot Facebook applications are hot But vampires are starting to get boring Cool Facebook applications requires: Flash !!!
  • 41.
    HTML/Javascript editors CrossPlatform problems Are not fun/ Video enabled like Flash editor Flash Text/Image/Sound/Video Editor are the best Example
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