Current trends and the near future in the information networkingservice industries

This article provides a bird's eye view of various topics in multimedia networking services in relation to other electronic media services and print media. One systematic block diagram and five categorization tables are provided to give readers a clear vision of the relations between the various communications media and the people who use them. This article aims to provide an “overall study platform“ on the possible new establishment, integration, and restructuring of information service business sectors in a broad sense. This study platform will hopefully act as a stepping stone toward a feasibility study for consensus in establishing and improving the unified legal infrastructure for social information-networking-based activities