Collaborative Media Content Management

Abstract

The paper presents the design and implementation of an original integrated media content management system. In this very fast developing area where numerous changes occur even in a year’s time it is really hard to foresee future trends and successful directions. The primary goal was to develop an example of a Collaborative Media Content Management System where different media types and other online contents can simply be stored integrated in one system and can easily be managed and shared by users and communities as well. Right at the beginning, we were aware of the fact that the project would last one year. Therefore, it was not enough to include the then newest features in the plan: it was also necessary to predict future trends and requirements, so that by the time the project is finished, it would still be innovative. The functional design of the application was based on the observation of new internet user generations who are heavily involved in real-time messaging and community portals. Based on our innovative ideas the system has been finished and besides our successful project many similar solutions have been appeared all over the world. The paper presents the most important features of our approach and the outcome: a Collaborative Media Content Management system, called simply Media-store, and emphasizes the innovative services of the system (visual tagging, mediashow, mediablog, common media arrangement).