Comments on: USER? User of what? http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/ Defining UGC with UGC Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:36:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Michael Nowak http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-62 Michael Nowak Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:15 +0000 http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-62 9kvZIa Blogs rating, add your blog to be rated for free: http://blogsrate.net 9kvZIa Blogs rating, add your blog to be rated for free:
http://blogsrate.net

]]> By: Cathy http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-20 Cathy Fri, 26 Oct 2007 01:59:35 +0000 http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-20 To me the word "user" in UGC assumes that a person who creates something to share with others online has also been a past beneficiary of that same type of content created by others. "Beneficiary" may not be the right word - Consumer? Patron? User? ;-) It seems that this assumption would be correct most of the time. For example, it's probably unlikely that someone would create and share a YouTube video without ever having viewed anyone else's videos on the site. True, this would not apply to the first person to ever post content on a site, but that is only provided that the person was never a "user" of that type of content in a different forum or media. To me the word “user” in UGC assumes that a person who creates something to share with others online has also been a past beneficiary of that same type of content created by others. “Beneficiary” may not be the right word – Consumer? Patron? User? ;-)

It seems that this assumption would be correct most of the time. For example, it’s probably unlikely that someone would create and share a YouTube video without ever having viewed anyone else’s videos on the site. True, this would not apply to the first person to ever post content on a site, but that is only provided that the person was never a “user” of that type of content in a different forum or media.

]]> By: Joelc http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-16 Joelc Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:43:12 +0000 http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-16 Does "user" sort of imply that these sites are to function in some way, as opposed to, say, "visitor" generated content? Does “user” sort of imply that these sites are to function in some way, as opposed to, say, “visitor” generated content?

]]> By: campbetp http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-15 campbetp Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:42:35 +0000 http://whatisugc.wordpress.com/2007/10/09/user-user-of-what/#comment-15 It seems a user is not paid and someone who just visits a site and wants to contribute content. It seems a user is not paid and someone who just visits a site and wants to contribute content.

]]>