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User generated content is derived from wide range of applications including question-answer databases, digital video, blogging, podcasting, mobile phone photography and wikis.

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Sheldon Laube - User-generated content changes our notion of what's real

Sheldon Laube says the massive influx of user-generated content has made it more difficult to distinguish authentic, authoritative knowledge from that which comes from individuals.

Thu Nov 12 16:51:42 PST 2009
Larry Keeley - We've blurred the line between true & false information

Keeley sees grave consequences in the failure of traditional media to distinguish what's real from what's not.

Mon Mar 16 16:21:38 PDT 2009
Andreas Weigend - Platform relevance

Consumer data wiz Andreas Weigend explains how platform interfaces for Twitter and others can become more user-friendly.

Wed Jan 21 17:55:02 PST 2009
Innovating Through Contests

Sheldon Laube discusses open-innovation strategies epitomized by efforts like Procter & Gamble's "Connect and Develop," inviting "outsiders" to contact P&G with ideas, products, or research.

Fri Nov 13 12:01:43 PST 2009
What instantaneous & free communication does for consumers

In this blog article, Andreas Weigend says now that the Internet allows us to reach anyone, anywhere, instantaneously, value is now created by users.

Thu Jan 29 13:21:54 PST 2009
User-generated science

Industry observer Esther Dyson believes that scientific progress can occur when people voluntarily contribute their genetic data - as she has herself.

Wed Nov 12 14:41:51 PST 2008
User-generated quality control

Industry observer Esther Dyson explains how customers can actually be the initiators and arbiters of quality control.

Wed Nov 12 14:35:49 PST 2008

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