User-Generated Content: More Than Text
Reaching global proportions, the twenty-first networking generation has amalgamated its web-base; reformed, user-generated content is transforming the traditional ideas of the Internet — allowing users the individual chance to become his/her own social media sources, easily. The term “user-generated content” infiltrated the mainstream in 2005 and at current, it’s diversity of uses, has hit the highest point seen thus far. Far more than that of text based substance, user-generated content has caught sight of a global increase in users who choose to bring their messages to millions digitally. Reaching users in a vast numbers of ways, user-generated content can include digital video, blogging, mobile photo photography, and also pod-casting; each offering applications that are accessible and affordable to the global network population.
Digital video is the production of user-generated content via video camcorders, which have dropped significantly in cost. Utilized by both consumers and professionals, this inexpensive technique of content production can easily be uploaded and shared abroad to many social media networks supporting digital video files – most commonly seen on the globally popular website Youtube.
Blogging is a type of web-based site that is fully maintained by the author, serving as a user-generated functional as a reverse-chronological commentary. Bound to the terms of service policy for each selected blogging medium, a user is free to log content as he/she pleases; the most popular form of blogging stands as that of “online diaries” – as a method of writing out intimate thoughts and opinions; these electronic diaries can publicly be shared, shared with a selective group of peers, or kept safe in private. Most blogs are public and textual; however they may also include image, audio, and video. Popular 2009 sensation, Twitter fits into this category of user-generated content as a micro-blog of 140 characters, with even more limitations being seen with let common nano-blogging. Newly introduced Tumbler joins Blogger, Wordpress, and LiveJournal of popular newly revamped blogging choices.
User-generated content of the new-age also includes that of mobile phone photography. More than half of mobile phones in use today have the technology of a built in camera, capturing and sharing content still photos on the go. Personal photography allows people to capture and construct personal and group memory stills to express their identity, which is maintained in modern day by cell phone cameras –- such as that of the popular I-Phone, allowing photos to either be uploaded to a computer or sent directly from the mobile device.
Podcasts are on the rise, these digitally innovations include both audio and video; with the majority being uploaded to social media as audio files. Each podcast can be downloadable, program-driven, themed, and convenient to use with automated feed software, as defined by the Center for Journalism and Communication Research of the University of Texas. Many podcasters are not aware that the name is that of a portmanteau, or simplistically a blend of the two words I-Pod and broadcasting – popularly created still on Apple’s innovated I-Pods.
Last, in user-generated content are “wikis” or websites that easily create any number of interlinked web pages; via a personal web browser. Used commonly for the tasks of note taking for personal use and knowledge management systems for business creations; with the most common being that of web reference Wikipedia.
Unlimited in this twenty-first century are the ways content is released to the millions of Internet users, all connected to the same grid called the World Wide Web; be it text or that of podcasts one should remember to choose the user-generated content that works well for them – with research and complete understanding prior to foolishly misusing it, for the desired fully utilized result.
(Copyright © Social-Media-News 2009)
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In this twenty-first century, the face of the Internet is changing as are our daily life. Impacted by connectivity, the concept of social media has allowed the basic Internet user to become his/her own media as communication is maintained in accordance. As diverse as society itself, this new-age society of the Internet is without limitation; each user finding his/her own place online.
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