Crowd-sourcing fundamentally means to utilize social media as a people tool and give power to people to witness, record and share the latest tidings happening around their sphere.
The concept of crowd-sourcing news items is not a newfangled one. It started back in 2004-05 when bloggers began blogging the daily news in the content driven websites by revealing very different and genuine news items backed by the "actual" on-ground factual information which was mis-informed by the official statements of regimes and government driven media.
How people have used themselves as citizen journalists to chouse the oppressive governments ?
The world has witnessed the true power of social media which has gone to a completely new level by illuminating a journalist in the common man. The recent unrest in the Arabian countries like Bahrain,Syria,Egypt and Tunisia is a striking example of successful regime changes by the common man by utilizing the power of social media as reporting tools.
Usage in IndiaIn India too, crowd-sourcing campaigns run by individuals on facebook,twitter and youtube played the igniting effect behind the Anna Hazare. The common man can hold government and police more accountable who have developed a habit of refuting factual information by mis-interpretation.
Inspiring video :
TED speaker and citizen Journalist, Paul Lewis talks about the crowdsourcing. One of the most striking vidoes and fabolous I watched this week.
-Bhaskar Tripathi
"It is our wits that make us men"
Well written Bhaskar.This word needs to be spread because Congress govt is already working on social media policing policies to curb the "aam aadmi's" journalism.
You too trying to emulate the same through facebook. read the trail of your posts on facebook. :)
well said. Arabian unrest shows the dominance of facebook and twitter.
Very well said.Everyman should be a reporter and regularly post on youtube
Paul Lewis has done so much in life for himself or for country. He does't have to prove anything to anyone. He is a legend for me always. Nice to see someone finally writing for him and explaining his points gracefully.
The common man has really got power.
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