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National Geographic is embracing user-generated content with photo and music sharing

October 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments | Posted 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 …

Tags: beet tv, International, KickApps, national geographic, Rob Covey

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