Comments on: The Downside of User-generated Content

By: Peter Mendes

Peter Mendes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:52:50 +0000

The Downside of User-generated Content http://t.co/xxYWSb5Y

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Crowdsourcing the Archive | Information in Social Context — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:34:01 +0000

[...] for every benefit crowdsourcing may bring, there is also a potential problem. Mathew Ingram summarized this: …it’s usually cheaper than professionally produced content….And many users [...]

By: Best Home Theater Receiver

Best Home Theater Receiver — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:49:46 +0000

Oh man this is a tough one. Maybe along with the content we should have mandatory intelligence quotient tests and bias tests to judge the validity of comments.

user created content is sketchy if you want a valid opinion but I do think you’re right you can always find the diamonds in the rough and find some genuine, well thought out, passionate information from someone who actually knew what they were talking about and are actually involved in the subject.

By: User Generated Text

User Generated Text — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 21:51:26 +0000

You raise a lot of good points about user generated content. Although, many, if not most comments on media web sites are stupid, ignortant, -ist (fill in the blank) from trolls and flamers, sometimes someone comes around and writes an articulate, intelligent, and relevant response that enriches the original content of the page.

Youtube is smart for bumping up upvoted comments which are usually of higher quality.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:18:34 +0000

I think you're right, Michael -- there are definitely places where membership and the knowledge of shared community can play an important role.

By: ArticlePlaygrnd

ArticlePlaygrnd — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:11:31 +0000

And, it’s good to publish daily too!

http://www.ArticlePlayground.com

By: ArticlePlaygrnd

ArticlePlaygrnd — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:09:06 +0000

I always try to keep user generated content at an all time high, because I know the value of building yourself up for free search traffic

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Sat, 27 Mar 2010 01:55:14 +0000

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By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:24:13 +0000

Great points raised here about the risks of user generated content. When the risks are managed cost effectively, the benefits of user generated content far exceed the risk. To manage the risks cost effectively, I do believe a combination of "sticks": risk management guidelines executed by the moderators and "carrots": the right reward system to motivate users to contribute useful and relevant content is key. Take the examples of online communities dedicated to customer support (e.g., the Intuit communities, Dell communities), it is a combination of moderators who are employees and incentives that reward users for their participation (e.g., different expert designations) that motivate ongoing and useful participation.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:16:44 +0000

Bloody hell, people, it's "there ARE always unintended consequences".