Cnn’s new Ireport.com is getting a lot of attention. I haven’t played with the site too much, but at first glance, it’s pretty fugly and feels more like a site CNN felt forced into then something they really wanted: "Grrr this noise about citizen journalism won’t stop – let’s just build them a playground and be done with it." – Said old guy from Cnn.com.
I’m not the only skeptic out there. This site needs to decide if it wants to be serious about citizen journalism ala Current.tv or if it wants to try and compete with YouTube (don’t even try it CNN).
Anyways – rather than try to write something, I decided video would be easier. Besides, sometimes it’s funner to just rant – and that’s all this is. Don’t take it too seriously or personal CNN.com. I understand it’s a beta and hope/expect more in the future. But for now, your site has been relegated to into the fugly field.
The hell with ‘fugly.’
I just visited the site.
The first video I saw was of a conversation between a ketchup bottle and a mustard bottle. A believe a pack of hotdogs came on at the end and threatened to shove something up the mustard bottle’s a**.
The video had 3 reviews, an average of a full 5 stars. It’d been viewed 2,217 times.
I feel so bad for the people on that site who submitted quality videos. They need something real.
Sorry,
The pack of hotdogs said, “I’m made of lips and a**es.” I was a little upset when I was watching the video and misheard it.
Right on. It is reminiscent of YouTube or MySpace. I think it’s the blue and the big text… But maybe that’s part of the strategy???
Also, I would love to see a great cat video. You should think about it — “An ode to Tom…
CNN must take everyone for idiots. Lots of grass roots efforts to unearth these dudes such as http://www.ireporter.tv ironically!