Jarvis on Citizen’s Media
November 6th, 2003 | Published in Out Loud
I like this item by Jeff Jarvis, in which he expounds on the possibilities inherent in a world where AOL subscribers are spending 60-70% of their time with audience-generated content.
I think most will agree that the foundation of this “citizen’s media industry” is already in place—blogging tools, search engines, digital cameras and cellphones. But what’s most important is the implementation of social-type networks—increasing not only the ease, but the importance of linking resources together. Hell, I’m doing it now with Movable Type using html links, xml, and trackback.
And for a change, all this power doesn’t come at a huge price. These technologies are all democratizing the space for individuals. Even I get a little excited wondering what’s next.