MSNBC Acquires Citizen Journalism Site
Citizen journalism or participatory/public journalism is one of the more popular forms of user generated content. From hobby writers to professional bloggers, this form of journalism allows the general population to play an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information and provide independent, reliable, accurate, wide-ranging and relevant information that a democracy requires.
Digg is probably the most popular of these types of sites, but there are several that have filled this recently created niche, like recently acquired Newsvine. So, what is Newsvine? Updated continuously by citizens like you, Newsvine is an instant reflection of what the world is talking about at any given moment (from the website). Another free ‘community,’ sites like Newsvine are not only important in news aggregation, they have also become a target of savy marketers looking to take advantage of below the line, social marketing avenues.
Look for future articles on our blog that look more closely at these types of social marketing opportunities. Click here for a review of Newsvine.
