This document discusses several social media and user-generated content websites, summarizing what each site allows users to do, how it is an example of web 2.0 technology, and how it impacts both media audiences and producers. The sites discussed include photo sharing sites, social networking sites, microblogging sites, video sharing sites, and crowdfunding sites. Each summary provides a high-level overview of the site's purpose and user functionality as well as how it enables participation and sharing of content.

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2.  What is this site for & what does it allow
users to do?
 Why is it a web 2.0 application?
 How does it impact on media audiences?
 How does it impact on media producers?

3. This site is a social networking site focused upon
images which was founded in 2004. It allows users
to upload, share and view videos as well as
images.
It is a web 2.0 application as it allows user to
contribute to the site’s content and allows the
viewing of this content in a dynamic and user-
friendly way.
It allows people to communicate through a social
network and view other people’s content.
It allows media producers to share their content
easily and quickly, it also gains their media more
attention faster.

4. This site is for the distribution of subject
knowledge, depending on the variation of the
wiki. It allows users to contribute and look at
information which is on the site.
It is a web 2.0 application as it allows users to
contribute and edit the site to a certain
degree.
It allows audiences to get information quickly
when it is needed.
It allows media producers to contribute to a
site where information is needed.

5. This is a social media site, on which users can
create posts of up to 140 characters.
It is a web 2.0 application as it allows users to
contribute to the site in some way.
It impacts media audiences as the information
from this site can be spread quickly and can
come from multiple sources.
It impacts media producers as they can publish
whatever they want to whomever they wish.

6. This is a social media site for personal uses and
it allows users to share and publish content
with their ‘friends’.
It is a web 2.0 application as it allows users to
create an account and contribute to the site.
It impacts media audiences as they can find
and explore links which are shared or created
on the site.
It impact media producers as it allows them to
create, link and share content on the site.

7. This is a contribution site, in which people can
propose ideas or promote products which
require funding in order to get other users to
fund their projects.
It is web 2.0 as it allows users to contribute
and create projects and ideas to gain funding
and create products from this.
It allows audiences to fund new ideas and
projects.
It allows producers to gain funding for their
projects to create new products.

8. This is a social media site for personal uses and it
allows users to share and publish content with
their ‘followers’.
It is a web 2.0 application as it allows users to
create an account and contribute to the site and
allows the viewing of content in a dynamic and
user-friendly way.
It allows people to communicate through a social
network and view other people’s content.
It impact media producers as it allows them to
create, link and share photographs and other
content on the site.

9. This is a video viewing database site and allows
user to watch these videos.
It is a web 2.0 application as it allows user to
create accounts, subscribe and upload their
own videos.
It impacts audiences as it allows a platform
from which to share content in the form of
videos and allows the audience of these
producers to watch them and comment on
them and share their opinions.