History of media evolution

Milestones

• 唐三藏西天取經
• 古騰堡聖經
• 進口西書
• 電子郵件(Bitnet), 進口 CD
• MIME, 進口 DVD
• ftp for multimedia download (mp3, mpeg)
• Streaming video and audio, Real Networks
• BT

Business impact

translation issues (text needs mass translation; pictures and videos do not.)
market globalization
real time, anytime