Prerequisites

• Familiarity with the use of computers and mobile phones.
• Have a knowledge of the English language.

Course Description

The Internet has become the main platform for various segments of society to access news or get information. In order to spread the news or information directly, social media platforms and websites to live broadcasting. Hence, this course comes to show how to deal with these platforms, and how to develop them in a way that contributes to the speed of spread.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Clarify the mechanism of the internet and the terminology used.
• Create a dedicated coding platform for online streaming using hardware or software.
• Use social media platforms (Facebook and YouTube) to broadcast video.
• Launch advertising campaigns on social media platforms (Facebook and YouTube).

Course Outline

• Internet:
- The Internet, its history, and mechanism of work.
- The owner of the Internet.
- The concept of an internet web page.
- Terms used (HTTP, IP address).

• Live online streaming service distributor:
- Internet Service Distributor (ISP).
- Internet content distributor.
- The difference between free and paid distribution.

• Online live streaming and the utilized stages:
- Encoding stage.
- Distribution zones.
- In-house television and internet television.

• Social media platforms and advertisements on them:
- Live broadcast on Facebook and YouTube.
- Create and manage private pages on Facebook and YouTube.
- Ads on social media platforms.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.