Citation[]
OECD, Participative Web and User-Created Content: Web 2.0, Wikis and Social Networking (Oct. 2007) (full-text).
Overview[]
This study describes the rapid growth of user-created content (UCC) and its increasing role in worldwide communication, and draws out implications for policy. Questions addressed include: What is user-created content? What are its key drivers, its scope and different forms? What are the new value chains and business models? What are the extent and form of social, cultural and economic opportunities and impacts? What are the associated challenges? Is there a government role, and what form could it take?