blogs from tourists who survived the earthquake have been able to inform citizens around the world about the happenings, faster and with more details than the websites of CNN or BBC.
UGC has to be published in some context (e.g. on a website or on a social networking site). 2. Creative effort. A “certain amount of creative effort has to be put into creating the work”. It is particularly important that “users add their own value to the work”. 3. Creation outside of professional routines and practices.
people could group the many UGC websites into different groups depending on their own interests. 1. Media websites 2. Chat interfaces 3. Platforms to share personal information 4. Ecommerce platforms 5. Share common and specific interests 6. News blogs 7. Voices
create an easily understood set of concise guidelines for the posting of UGC. 2. moderate content before or after publication. 3. detect duplicate submissions. 4. flag inappropriate content 5. most important have a plan in the event that the worst happens