User-generated content
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[edit] What is it
Web 2.0 themes of Flickr, Wikipedia, Google, Digg
Co-creation and the possibility of co-governance Feedback systems about public services (Patient Opinion, Healthy Choices)
Dangers: Inaccurate, misleading and lbellous content, eg Wikipedia hate entries
[edit] Impact & Maturity assessment
The real information assurance implications for user-generated content arises from co-located data sources brought together in a third website. Depending on the accuracy of the original sources, these 'mash-up' websites can be exremely useful, such as UpMyStreet, or source of serious and dangerous misinformation. However, given the open exposure and self-correcting nature of the Internet, misuse of this type of content is likely to be targeted and short-lived. We assign an Impact Level of 1 and a Maturity Level of 1 to this.
[edit] Information Assurance issues
Answer: what seem to be the likely information assurance issues of the emerging technology under discussion
[edit] Timescale
The impact of user-generated content is felt now but to a certain extend i.e. limited group of people. Total impact can be felt in the next 2-5 years, if the current pace of development is maintained in the future.
[edit] Examples
User-Generated Content is top threat to media and entertainment industry, Accenture survey finds
[edit] Comments (attributed)
“Traditional media has a vested interest in appearing authoritative. As opposed to user-generated content which is admittedly fallible and frequently advertises that fact, which is predictably the vector of attack,” says David Weinberger a technologist, professional speaker and commentator
[edit] Organisations
[edit] Documents & research papers
UGC drives half of US top 10 fastest growing web brands – Nielsen//Netratings
User-generated content is coming to a living room near you
[edit] Experts (academic, practitioner)
Michael Rogers is an interactive media pioneer, novelist and journalist.
