November 6th, 2003
Jarvis on Citizen’s Media
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.