Dan Patterson

I'm performing a little Journalism + Crowdsourcing + Trust experiment over on Google Buzz.

Journalism and Google Buzz

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I'll be using Buzz for stories this week. 

Specifically I'll be doing two things: 

A.) Asking for your input on how Buzz could and should be used for various components of news and journalism. 
B.) Posting a story or two that I'm working on 

A few factors of particular interest are at play here: 
1.) Crowdsourced News. Yes, this is an obvious conversation piece but it's nonetheless quite relevant. 
2.) Private and Selective Crowdsourcing. Much more interesting is the possibility of sharing certain information with trusted sources and trusted lists within Google Contacts and Buzz. Trusts lists let me, the journalist, share more information with the hope of getting more information back from a select and confidential list of people. 

I'll be experimenting with both of these tactics this week on at least one specific and particular story. 

Obviously I won't need to update you in a week with how this experiment goes - you'll tell me as it happens. But I will do a few summary posts on this topic. 

Of course, today's standards are tomorrows cliches. And the last thing I want is for this to become a pretentious and weighty topic. 

But this is a fascinating idea and I'd love your thoughts on Google Buzz + Journalism. 

Thanks. 

Over the next few weeks I'll share a few more thoughts on Google Buzz.  As always, I'm interested in the far-reaching possibilities of platforms like Buzz and the potential impact of the social web on people, media, and journalism.  Your comments below are always welcome.  

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Thanks.

- DHP.