CBS Opens Arms to User Content
CBS Moves Further Into Citizen Journalism with “EyeMobile” for iPhone
Mashable.com, Sept. 22, 2008
http://mashable.com/2008/09/22/eyemobile-for-iphone/
CBS is the first of the “big three” broadcasters to accept and encourage user-generated content under their umbrella. Today they launch EyeMobile for iPhone, allowing users to submit photos, video, and stories to its citizen journalism site, CBSEyeMobile. According to Mashable, the site is very You-Tube-esque, allowing users to browse photos and videos by most recent, most viewed, and most commented. The site also allows users to copy and paste code to embed photos and videos elsewhere.
CBS has not released information about whether or not the citizen-reported stories will become a part of their regular broadcasts. All the tools are now at their disposal, it’s just a matter of how much CBS wants to show off its user generated content.
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