Bond Art + Science looked at how traditional media and online publications invite, manage and benefit from user participation, and we identified some best practices and common pitfalls.

1. CONTENT + COMMENTARY
How Media Brands Invite, Manage, and Benefit From
User Commenting and Participation Online
Content + Commentary | September 2008

2. The general interest of the masses
might take the place of the insight
of genius if it were allowed freedom
of action.
If you ever want to lose faith in
—Denis Diderot, humanity, read any comments
French philosopher (b. 1713) section on the internet.
—Benjamin Dolnick,
American author (b. 1982)
Image by lemontwist301 Race Crowd on Flickr 2 Content + Commentary | September 2008