GroundReport is a funny animal. In some ways it is a large, collective blog, open to everyone. Because it’s so big, writers will be able to have an unusually high degree of influence in the blogosphere, and make more money on advertising than would otherwise be possible. On the other hand, GroundReport won’t let stellar […]
Open Up the Business Model: How Citizen Journalists Get Rewarded
About 50 million Americans have added their original content to the Internet’s bounty. Most haven’t seen a dime. Five of the ten fastest growing brands on the Web rely on users for content. Most, like MySpace, Flickr and Heavy.com, do not pay their contributors. But the tide may be changing towards systems of compensation. Interestingly, […]
COMING SOON: The Wishlist
You can already do a lot of amazing things on GroundReport. But there are lot more exciting features in the pipeline. Here’s how we plan to make GroundReport even better: Write better: Submit article text and images from your cell phone or mobile device. Use promotion tools to spread the word about your article to […]
Who Can Use GroundReport?
Right now we’re still smoothing out bugs and working on a user interface that will be even prettier and more usable. In the meantime, we think it can’t hurt to start spreading the word and contacting people who could gain a lot from GroundReport.com. Who should use GroundReport? Everyone. Here are a few ideas to […]
Welcome to GroundReport
Welcome to GroundReport.com, a groundbreaking news site slated to launch in late 2006. In the open spirit of GroundReport, we’ve decided to throw open our doors and let you take a look around. We’re going to be writing periodically to keep you in the loop on what’s going on at GroundReport. First, here’s what you […]