Comments on: BBC Taking Baby Steps Toward Crowdsourcing

By: Deep Jive Interests » Gannett’s Crowdsourcing — Its Just Blogging! (Why Not Just Say It?)

Tue, 05 Dec 2006 04:20:36 +0000

[...] Gannett’s Crowdsourcing — Its Just Blogging! (Why Not Just Say It?) December 4th, 2006 at 4:53 pm by Tony Earlier in the year, Gannett, parent company of such news properties about the USA Today, announced that it would take the bold steps toward restructuring the way they delivered the news. I blogged about it over here — but one of the biggest moves was to formalize an initiative to bring in the fold of user generated content, also known as crowdsourcing. The BBC has made strides to do the same sort of thing, but with a report by the Washington Post, it seems like Gannett is jumping with both feet in the water. [...]

By: Deep Jive Interests » Yahoo and Reuters Another Nail In the Coffin Of Photojournalists

Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:42:18 +0000

[...] And, just like the BBC, there are vague promises of compensation if your piece does get chosen. The blogosphere has jumped on this piece of news, with Om Malik mentioning that its about time, given how prevalent digital cameras (and cameras on a phone) are; Thomas Hawk weighs in on behalf of potential photojournalists (let’s be above board with how much you’re going to pay them); Natali Del Conte opines on whether or not its a grab for Yahoo to get some free reporting done. [...]

By: The Mu Life » The Jason Calacanis Model? BBC Thinks So.

The Mu Life » The Jason Calacanis Model? BBC Thinks So. — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:42:12 +0000

[...] Dr. Tony Hung shares similar insight: [...]

By: Muhammad Saleem

Muhammad Saleem — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:05:21 +0000

I think you’ve pretty much nailed it Tony. Their hesitancy is completely understandable. Let’s hope that they are successful and will expand the program.