An overview of video and photo usage in web-based contexts, examples of visual assets used in garden web projects. Lastly, some future trending related to visual communication and the green industry.

1. Video and Photography Video overview and future trends Presenter: Chris LaBelle Twitter: labelle_c Email: [email_address] Blog: http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/instructionaldesign/ Presented at the 2009 Willamette Valley Green Industry Seminar

2. Cisco Systems says that in 2012, Internet video traffic alone will be 400 times the traffic carried by the U.S. Internet backbone in 2000. Video-on-demand, IPTV, peer-to-peer video, and Internet video are forecast to account for nearly 90 percent of all consumer IP traffic in 2012. http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10145480-62.html Video Internet Traffic - 2012

3. Visual Communication Purpose? Marketing, Instruction and Engagement Who’s watching? - 80% of the US online population watches online video at least once a month - Age varies: “ The age diversity of online video viewers is reflected in a July 2008 Nielsen study that showed a fairly even distribution by age among the US audience. Although a combined 39% of US viewers were under age 35, the single largest cluster of users was in the 45-to-54-year-old cohort. Older users were also well-represented, with a combined 22% ages 55 and older.” http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1006774

4. UK Internet traffic to video websites increased by 40.7% over the last 12 months http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10145480-62.html Video and Internet Traffic - 2012