Lecture Post #3

This product enables users to find and compile the best quality videos of live performances from their favorite  artists. The company functions in cooperation with video sites such as YouTube and Vimeo to bring consumers the very best in live music recordings and presents them in an organized playlist.

This application could greatly benefit from the tools available through Photoshop and its associated programs. We could start to post photos from concerts and sessions for our users, editing them so they appear as the highest possible quality. This photo album feature would greatly improve users interests in the artists and help the artists' marketability. Special filters and control of white balance, etc. would enable us to give each artist's page and accompanying photos the desired feel. Perception of "image" is vital to the success of most artists. 
 Additionally, using the text inserting tool, advertisements for upcoming concerts and new sessions to be recorded could be created. A sleek interface for this application/ website is key to success because it goes hand-in-hand with user-friendliness. The ability to create and edit photos of the highest quality would be highly beneficial.
Our site would require a large amount of storage to maintain the large volume of user access, producer access, and programmer access. This is also vital for the number of videos, recordings, and images that the application requires. To support all of these utilities and people with access to the program, our company would need to utilize the large amount of storage space viable with cloud computing providers, such as Amazon. Depending on how much traffic our site receives, we will need instant access to storage space that is accessible to all of those who design and manage the program, those who produce and manage the music we stream, and our users. The elasticity of the available cloud storage would be especially useful during times of heavy traffic to the sight, such as award shows and when festival lineups are being announced and people want to check out the live performances of artists being highly talked about.