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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