You may have heard about crowd-sourcing in Fortune, Business Week, and the Wall Street Journal. Democracy comes to the Internet when users are able to generate ideas and see them implemented in real time.
Fatcast democratizes the news by allowing users and audience ratings to help the best Fatcasts rise to the top (this means you)! As I see it, there are a thousand competitors to ESPN sitting in a sports bar, calculating odds, pondering draft picks, and buying Giant’s season tickets. And that just here in New York.
If you’re into business, start your own financial news network and share your expertise with the rest of us. If you think Lehman Brothers is not being represented fairly in the press, we think you’d like to add your opinion to the mix.
Political junkies know that money-driven agendas drive news coverage coming out of our nation’s capital. Well…now you’re the fat cat. Tell us what you think is missing from the political theatre. Sharpen your interview skills because guests are welcome.
Crowd-sourcing has received a lot of publicity for the benefits it brings to large corporations. When consumers write in opinions and ideas, companies can save on R&D costs, and earn higher profit margins. Now, crowd sourcing is turned on its head. By empowering all of us to be media moguls, we profit from our ideas, talents, and entreprenurial spirit. And, we look good doing it.
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