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]]> By: Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2006/11/03/gannett-bets-big-on-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-626 Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:43:52 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2006/11/03/gannett-bets-big-on-citizen-journalism/#comment-626 CNN launched a similar initiative a few months ago with I-Report. I have been keeping tabs on this at http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/spotlight.html. It is interesting to note how they are integrating this user-generated content, collected only via the Web, into their news programs on TV. Ultimately, we are at the beginning of a huge shift in the media. At the iCitizen conference in Columbus, OH, Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail" and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine) showed how much more popular sites like Boing Boing were than Fortune (as measured by blog links to those sites). It was a little shocking to see, actually, when you consider how young a site like Boing Boing is compared to the brand name of Fortune. And think about the innovation of Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit (all which have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired). These brands have propped up out of nowhere and become extremely popular becuase they give so many a voice. CNN launched a similar initiative a few months ago with I-Report. I have been keeping tabs on this at http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/spotlight.html. It is interesting to note how they are integrating this user-generated content, collected only via the Web, into their news programs on TV.

Ultimately, we are at the beginning of a huge shift in the media. At the iCitizen conference in Columbus, OH, Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail" and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine) showed how much more popular sites like Boing Boing were than Fortune (as measured by blog links to those sites). It was a little shocking to see, actually, when you consider how young a site like Boing Boing is compared to the brand name of Fortune. And think about the innovation of Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit (all which have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired). These brands have propped up out of nowhere and become extremely popular becuase they give so many a voice.

]]> By: Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2006/11/03/gannett-bets-big-on-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-130999 Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:43:00 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2006/11/03/gannett-bets-big-on-citizen-journalism/#comment-130999 CNN launched a similar initiative a few months ago with I-Report. I have been keeping tabs on this at http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/spotlight.html. It is interesting to note how they are integrating this user-generated content, collected only via the Web, into their news programs on TV. Ultimately, we are at the beginning of a huge shift in the media. At the iCitizen conference in Columbus, OH, Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail" and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine) showed how much more popular sites like Boing Boing were than Fortune (as measured by blog links to those sites). It was a little shocking to see, actually, when you consider how young a site like Boing Boing is compared to the brand name of Fortune. And think about the innovation of Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit (all which have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired). These brands have propped up out of nowhere and become extremely popular becuase they give so many a voice. CNN launched a similar initiative a few months ago with I-Report. I have been keeping tabs on this at http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/spotlight.html. It is interesting to note how they are integrating this user-generated content, collected only via the Web, into their news programs on TV.

Ultimately, we are at the beginning of a huge shift in the media. At the iCitizen conference in Columbus, OH, Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail" and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine) showed how much more popular sites like Boing Boing were than Fortune (as measured by blog links to those sites). It was a little shocking to see, actually, when you consider how young a site like Boing Boing is compared to the brand name of Fortune. And think about the innovation of Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit (all which have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired). These brands have propped up out of nowhere and become extremely popular becuase they give so many a voice.

]]> By: Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2006/11/03/gannett-bets-big-on-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-131000 Brett Hurt | Founder and CEO Sat, 04 Nov 2006 04:43:00 +0000 http://www.bazaarvoice.com/blog/2006/11/03/gannett-bets-big-on-citizen-journalism/#comment-131000 CNN launched a similar initiative a few months ago with I-Report. I have been keeping tabs on this at http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/spotlight.html. It is interesting to note how they are integrating this user-generated content, collected only via the Web, into their news programs on TV. Ultimately, we are at the beginning of a huge shift in the media. At the iCitizen conference in Columbus, OH, Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail" and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine) showed how much more popular sites like Boing Boing were than Fortune (as measured by blog links to those sites). It was a little shocking to see, actually, when you consider how young a site like Boing Boing is compared to the brand name of Fortune. And think about the innovation of Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit (all which have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired). These brands have propped up out of nowhere and become extremely popular becuase they give so many a voice. CNN launched a similar initiative a few months ago with I-Report. I have been keeping tabs on this at http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/spotlight.html. It is interesting to note how they are integrating this user-generated content, collected only via the Web, into their news programs on TV.

Ultimately, we are at the beginning of a huge shift in the media. At the iCitizen conference in Columbus, OH, Chris Anderson (author of "The Long Tail" and editor-in-chief of Wired magazine) showed how much more popular sites like Boing Boing were than Fortune (as measured by blog links to those sites). It was a little shocking to see, actually, when you consider how young a site like Boing Boing is compared to the brand name of Fortune. And think about the innovation of Digg, del.icio.us, and Reddit (all which have been acquired or are in the process of being acquired). These brands have propped up out of nowhere and become extremely popular becuase they give so many a voice.

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