Reprinted from mobilejones.com
Derek Powazek posted an open letter to...well..."The Internet," deconstructing the phrase User Generated Content. Powazek is calling for the elimination of the phrase in connection with disintermediated media.
User: One who uses. Like, you know, a junkie. Generated: Like a generator, engine. Like, you know, a robot. Content: Something that fills a box. Like, you know, packing peanuts. So what's user-generated content? Junkies robotically filling boxes with packing peanuts. Lovely.
Not only is this an amusing description, but there's more than a kernel of truth present when you consider the recent flak in the podcasting realm over The PodShow contract.
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