UGC or User Generated Content is media content produced by users. There are some good things as well as some bad things about UGC. A great thing about UGC is that you do not need a staff of people working on updating the websites or the information sources. Daily users are the people who are working on these websites and search engines on a regular basis. Because of this constant updating and uploading of new information, people have access to more and more information and information sources each day.
Some negative facts about UGC are that some of the information on the websites could be outdated or even false. The people providing this information is the general public so it is up to you to trust or not the source from where you are reading the information. Copyright and who owns the content problems also come up with UGC websites.
In my opinion UGC is a very good thing because it provides a way for people to share their knowledge with one another. I believe UGC is just starting and is going to become something really big in the future. I found a very interesting video on Youtube.com called Future Talks.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=eef4Fgrb5c4
The video speaks about UGC and the future. It states a very strong point about how people have a lot on their mind and the only way they can get it out is through the internet.
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UGC is an awesome concept because I feel like it makes people think and discover things that they normally wouldn't or couldn't if it was up to books.
The internet allows us to divulge information about subjects without the fear of being rejected or incorrect.. because it can either be corrected.. or it can have an anonymous value.
USG allows our generation to share concepts and ideas without fear. I think thats why we have so much of the population hiding behind emails and text messages.. confrontation face to face is a thing of the past.
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