Franks World

Briggs Chapter 3
Chapter 3 really went in on the topic of crowed-source reporting and open-source reporting. Before reading this chapter, I honestly really didn’t know what they were about. It really opened my eyes to what I have been overlooking.

Crowed-sourcing is important because it really depends on its committed users to keep everything up and running with correct information. Sites such as Wikipedia take this approach. Wikipedia allows its users to update any information on their site. This has its pros and cons. Its good because they don’t have to have as many employees as a company that doesn’t allow it but then again there are some crazy people on the internet that will write almost anything.
Open-source reporting is a set of tools that really connects the writer and the readers. An example of open-source reporting would be twitter and facebook. Everyone is a journalist and can really put how they feel and what they think out into the open for others to read.

Briggs Chapter 4
This chapter was totally about micro-blogging. When I read that term, I had no idea what that was. I went on to read more and micro-blogging is defined as the posting of very short entries or updates on a blog or social networking site, typically via a cell phone. First thing that popped into my head was twitter.

Twitter is a great way to get breaking news about absolutely anything. I know my personal twitter is filled with information about George Mason because almost everyone I follow is on from GMU. I also follow various news sources that really keep me up to date with world events. Micro-blogging is a very useful tool that will only continue to grow within the next few years.