Shonell in TCR Land

Part of what makes the Internet, particularly Web 2.0 (3.0, and beyond) so interesting is the ability for so many people to be creators of content. Even commenters on blogs and on news site can get their 15-minutes of fame by being regular responders.

Enter the new Yahoo! News blog: The Topic.

As stated in their announcement of the new blog, “The goal of The Topic is to start a conversation among commenters — and to keep it going in an engaging and informative direction. Each week, a sampling of thought-provoking comments on the week’s topic will be featured in a follow-up post.”

Thus far, they say, the response has been “tremendous,” but they do make comment about how hot-button topics have the ability to “devolved rapidly into heated attacks.”

It will be interesting to see how good (or bad) this new venture will be for Yahoo! I have often been shocked at the callousness that I find in some responders’ comments on various articles online. I wonder how USEFUL this venture will be to communication and to specific topics covered.

You can check out the rest of the Yahoo! article [here].