DISQUS

Mathew's comments: Maybe people don’t really want UGC

  • Andrew Goodman · 2 years ago
    If UGC is posed only as "creative" work - your point is definitely worth making.

    Of course, there is more to the "wisdom of crowds thing" or the "wikinomics thing" than just a bunch of backyard wrasslers seeking Specialness as described in Hal Niedzviecki's last book.

    That sounds like supply without demand. I think that's what a lot of the long tail is, at least in digital content. Unsuccessful artists who now have a cool web 2.0 excuse for wasting their time can talk about that whole tail thing :)

    However, where the individual's contribution amounts to valuable *information* that can be shared and tapped into by others, then it becomes powerful.

    It's out there. We'll find it. :)