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Publishing & Collaborating
User-generated content is any content that is authored by the user of a
website. Most social media sites contain some user-generated
content, but social media sites that allow users to create entire pages
of content are known as user-generated content sites. The following
platforms are examples of user-generated content sites that also
provide social networking or collaboration opportunities.
Launched in 2005, Squidoo allows users to build pages, also known as
lenses, on just about any topic. Lenses are created from modules
and can feature interactive elements such as guestbooks, polls, and
constantly updating news or blogrolls. Squidoo members can earn
revenue by featuring referral links to retail sites, and a community
forum allows users to feature their pages and get honest feedback and
critiques.
Much like Squidoo, HubPages also allows users to build pages, also known
as hubs, on topics of interest, and features interactive page elements
and a community forum. HubPage users can gain followers with
valuable content, vote on each other's pages, and earn income through
referral links. HubPages was started in 2006.
The name Wikipedia comes from a combination of "wiki", the Hawaiian for
quick, used to refer to a technology for creating collaborative websites,
and "encyclopedia". Wikipedia contains over 19 million articles
available in over 270 languages, and allows anyone with Internet access
to make changes to the articles. Unpaid authors can contribute
anonymously, under their real names, or under a pseudonym, and articles
must be verified against a reliable source, and be free of copyright
restrictions and opinions of the author. Since its inception in
2001, Wikipedia has grown into one of the largest reference sites on the
Internet.
Social Media Publishing - Web 2.0 and Wiki Pages
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