Friday, August 17, 2007

The Huffington Post Allows Top Commenters To Become Bloggers - Publishing 2.0

In The Huffington Post Allows Top Commenters To Become Bloggers - Publishing 2.0, Scott Karp tells how The Huffington Post is now allowing top commenters to become featured bloggers. He then asks,
What do you think?
I think this may completely change the dynamics of commenting on the site as the reward for commenting has changed dramatically. Now that there is a specific, external reward, we should see new behaviors emerge as a result of seeking that reward.

The question is, will this improve the quality of the Huffington Post to readers? If comments become skewed somehow as a result of efforts to become featured, I don't think so. We can only wait to see what develops.

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