tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post162984239549139620..comments2023-10-22T03:45:04.749-05:00Comments on the Constant Observer: The death of User Generated Content may be greatly exaggeratedTish Grierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-45629939035997936002009-04-28T14:54:00.000-05:002009-04-28T14:54:00.000-05:00How does a site like Huffington Post fit into the ...How does a site like Huffington Post fit into the UGC model? The blog posts and comments seem to be the dominant time suckers on that site. And some of the "news" items appear to be blog posts that gather and report news.<br /><br />Just wondering if that site might be the preeminent model Based on all the advertising, they seem to monetizing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-24536112851404128262009-04-08T12:10:00.000-05:002009-04-08T12:10:00.000-05:00We are definitely seeing collective consciousness ...We are definitely seeing collective consciousness manifest in so much of the online world. I find it fascinating!Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-54592623418386633282009-04-07T19:41:00.000-05:002009-04-07T19:41:00.000-05:00Great points. Applying increasingly obsolete and a...Great points. Applying increasingly obsolete and archaic business models and a narrow definition of "value" to the world of UGC is simple-minded. Hey, why educate the skeptics? If they don't get it, they simply won't be participating in the amazing transformation of "media" that's underway. There's never been a better time for a collective consciousness to take hold in the physical world instead Jim Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246481156712611536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-25924898048114298022009-04-07T09:19:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:19:00.000-05:00Thanks Dustin! and you're right about people gene...Thanks Dustin! and you're right about people generating returns. UGC is *people* not organizations :)Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-6495663301276240492009-04-07T09:15:00.000-05:002009-04-07T09:15:00.000-05:00Hi Tish, I also read the TechCrunch piece and felt...Hi Tish, <BR/><BR/>I also read the TechCrunch piece and felt as if the mark had been missed. I feel that UGC is at its most exciting point right now because people are figuring out how to generate real returns. I just have to point to one of the thousands of UGC based promotions, contests or UGC built into a successful campaign to prove that the medium is not dead. Thank you for your insightful Dustin Pletthttp://www.snoo.wsnoreply@blogger.com