National Geographic is embracing user-generated content with photo and music sharing
October 10th, 2008Posted by Judith Townend in Online Journalism
In an interview with Beet TV, the senior VP, for online content and development at National Geographic, Rob Covey, said that user generated content plays a central role in the publication’s multimedia coverage.
- Users can share their videos on the user-generated video hub Everyday Explorers, which was recently released in beta, and built with online community builder KickApps.
- User can upload photos to the ‘My Shot, Your Shot’ photo-sharing community and share music on the World Music Hub
- More interactive elements are in the pipeline …
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