extensive data on approximately 7,000 companies in more than thirty countries in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and North America. ■ VIDEO DATABASES Video databases and streaming media are having a major...

extensive data on approximately 7,000 companies in more than thirty countries in Europe, the Pacific Rim, and North America. ■ VIDEO DATABASES Video databases and streaming media are having a major impact on the marketing of many goods and services. For example, movie studios provide clips of upcoming films and advertising agencies put television commercials on the Internet (see AdCritic at http://www.creativity-online.com, for example). McDonald’s maintains a digital archive of television commercials and other video