CBS Eyemobile: Citizen journalists new outlet

CBS has launched a very cool application for the iPhone called Eyemobile.

The app lets you upload photos/videos to a user generated news site: CBSeyemobile.com

CBS is following the trend of a number of successful user generated services, such as CNN's iReport and Fox New's UReport.

Power to the consumer is the current web trend. With sites like Twitter and blogs still rising in popularity and allowing instant updates, never before has the average consumer been so empowered (or at least feels empowered).

I'll give credit to CBS for joining the trend, even though Eyemobile isn't a great choice for a name.

Twitter + Yellow Pages = Twellow

Twellow is a very cool search tool for Twitter. While Twitter Search (Summize) lets you seek out conversations, Twellow lets you search out users by their particular industry and then ranks the users by # of followers. This is a very useful site for locating experts in specific industries.

A Tale Of Two Reactions: Radiohead (And Their Fans) Wins Again

On the complete flipside of how Metallica reacted last week, Radiohead is once again showing that they understand how to interact with their fans. Earlier this year, the UK band released their song "Nude" in separate stem tracks - bass, drums, guitar, vocal tracks separately. Fans could purchase these stems, create their own remixes, and post their new versions on RadioheadRemix.com. Not only would top remixes be awarded prizes, but Thom Yorke and company would listen to the top picks as well.

In support of the popularity of this project, Radiohead has now released "Reckoner" from their In Rainbows project as stem files as well. These guys are geniuses. Radiohead has created a unique avenue to reach their audience - they give fans a chance to interact with the music in a new way, an organic online community grows as a result of the remixes, and the band still makes money by selling the stems. Everyone wins. Sounds like part of a business model that the music industry is desperately in need of researching.

Twitter Copy-Cats

It looks like Twitter has already inspired an imitation site, which is a sure sign that Twitter is huge. The new Twitter, called Gospelr, is a Christian version. For example, one Gospeller is posting a bible verse a day until he gets through the bible.

Whoa, that's a commitment.

The Twitter Song

"The Twitter Song" by Ben Walker is getting a lot of attention online. Check it out below.



Also, you can even get a Twitter Song shirt!

twitter moms

twittermoms is a new website that is catching the attention moms all over the world. Currently, Twittermoms boasts about 5,000 daily users, with 39% being classified as addicts.

This makes you wonder when twitter will start offering up groups? I'm sure users would like to stick to one page or application for twittering, but twitter has been lacking in the features department.

It is a smart idea for a website. Check it out.