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posted by Greg Knauss  ·  gift link

“User-generated content” has been reduced from a

“User-generated content” has been reduced from a cultural choice a site can make to a Web 2.0 business-plan bullet point. Derek’s too dismissive of other sources of media — the implication that it’s inauthentic is too strong — but Lord, deliver us from the monetization of our own goddamned words. — GK (Copyright © 2006 Kottke Web Enterprises, Inc. Reproduction is prohibited by law.)