One of the things that social media is great at is soliciting and distributing user-generated video.
Superpages Adds More User-Generated Content
About a week ago, Idearc announced that Superpages.com had introduced more user-content features.
User Generated Content Goes Prime Time
The CW – the other network you probably don’t watch – is giving us a new reason to check them out this fall. Not that it’s original, just that it’s primetime and that means something, right?
Google Maps Gains User-Generated Ratings
Google Maps can now not only tell you how to reach a business – it can say if you should go there at all. Don’t worry, this isn’t the fruition of Google’s creepy “total information” plan; the tips are provided by user-generated ratings and reviews.
User Generated Content Popular Online
User-generated content remains popular as 49 percent of online users have actively created or consumed material posted by others in the last month. That is according to a study from JupiterReseach titled "User-Generated Content: Strategies for Media Sites".
The study found that users under the age of 25 are notably active participants with three-quarters of 18 to 25 year olds reading or writing user-generated content (UGC).
MTV Gets The User-Generated Hype
MTV jettisoned into the teen consciousness back in the Eighties by having a presence on the powerful new platform of cable programming. It was video that killed the radio star back then, but these days, it could be the Web star wielding the knife, and MTV’s on board with another powerful new platform.
User-Generated Content In Mainstream Media?
Content sharing sites such as YouTube have become effective platforms for many aspiring performers to showcase their talents to the world. It seems that now mainstream journalism is beginning to embrace the cultural phenomenon of user-generated content as the next step in the evolution of mainstream media.
User Generated Revenue As a Business Model
In 2006, we saw a lot of energy and interest in user generated content.
User Generated Content – Accurate, Not Insult
One of the most repeated terms added to the new web 2.0 glossary describing current trends in web design is “user generated content.”
Web Gets User-Generated ‘Pop-Up Video’
You remember all the fun we had watching VH1’s “Pop-up Videos?” A start-up out of Israel has developed an interactive Web-based platform that lets users create their own pop-up videos by inserting comic-style speech and thought bubbles.