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RSSWhat is Blottr & why am I there?
Sep 13
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I'm on Blottr
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed that I’ve been posting stories on yet another site, namely Blottr.
In short, Blottr is like the Wikpedia of news, anyone can contribute and edit news stories. It was launched in September 2010 and founded by Adam Baker. Blottr covers local news (UK cities: Bristol, Birmingham, London, Leeds, Edinburgh and Manchester, but it’s soon to be rolled out across key parts of Europe too). It also covers politics, sports, business; and technology, which is where I come in. Blottr recently appointed three new columnists, of which I’m one - you can read about them and Blottr here.
I have a bi-weekly column where I give commentary and insight on the latest technology news, and review the tools that can make your life better. If you head over to my profile page, you can see all my stories and even subscribe to them by email. I’m listing articles on my publications page too.
I’m really interested to see where citizen journalism goes, and I’m excited to be involved. The obvious advantage is that people on the street reporting from a mobile application can break stories that mainstream media either couldn’t or wouldn’t. The obvious question over citizen journalism is quality of information, but I think there are two aspects that compensate for this. If someone reports as an eye-witness, then that information can be taken as fairly accurate. Furthermore, consider the collaborative aspect of Blottr. Just as with Wikipedia, the ‘knowledge of crowds’ takes over, with public correcting the facts. The more people who participate, the better things will be.
