6 posts and columns on amateur

Bleacher Report's Brian Grey Talks About New Content Biz, as Patrick Keane Joins Board

in News on November 24, 2010 at 11:30 am PT

Earlier this week, BoomTown went downtown to the San Francisco HQ of Bleacher Report, one of the many interesting efforts trying to change the way content is made and distributed. Bleacher Report, no surprise, is focused on sports, and competes with sites such as Yardbarker and SB Nation. All take different approaches, with Bleacher Report delivering a grassroots platform for both professional and hobbyist writers who want give their take on any topic about college and professional sports, from the latest draft to explaining what’s the deal with “Fear the Beard.”

Index, Union Square Like SoundCloud's Web-Based Tune

in Media on October 15, 2010 at 9:25 am PT

Here’s another bet on Web-based music: SoundCloud, a start-up that makes it easy to share streaming music, is about to land a funding round from high-profile investors.

YouTube’s Secret “News Experiment” Explained! (Warning: Not Really That Secret)

in Media on June 18, 2010 at 4:00 am PT

Is YouTube getting into the local news business? No, not really. But it is working with a San Francisco TV station to showcase its “YouTube Direct” platform. And that’s the answer to a weird semi-mystery that surfaced yesterday.

Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages

in News on November 23, 2009 at 8:35 am PT

Wikipedia.org is the fifth-most-popular Web site in the world, with roughly 325 million monthly visitors. But unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police it are quitting. That could have significant implications for the brand of democratization that Wikipedia helped to unleash over the Internet — the empowerment of the amateur.

Does Your Mom Edit Your Blog? Google Wants to Know.

in Media on November 5, 2009 at 9:30 am PT

Why did Google start labeling blogs as “blogs” in its search results? Eric Schmidt thinks it may have to do with your mother.
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Viral Video: Los Angeles Wildfires in 35 Seconds

in News on September 8, 2009 at 3:30 am PT

One of the great things about the Internet is the immediacy in getting relevant information, especially via video. Such has been the case with the fires that have been raging around Los Angeles of late, riveting images of which have proliferated around the Web, posted by professionals and amateurs alike. Check out this amazing one.
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