[icernet] Camera-phones predicted to change Web journalism

[Arul Selvan MIC]

A columnist predicts that camera-equipped mobile phones will change
journalism. This technology has sold millions in Japan and allows
passersby to capture and transfer newsworthy images before journalists
and photographers can be dispatched, reported Dan Gillmor of the Mercury
News. Weblogs are among the first to enjoy the tech-trend. "Several
sites invite people to contribute what they're seeing and capturing
digitally, with mixed artistic results," Gillmor said. And U.S. versions
of multimedia phones are also producing experimentation in journalism,
including Danger's hiptop handheld that has yielded HipTop Nation's
wireless blogging. The site started after the T-Mobile Sidekick was
released, and the site offers a communal blog that enables users to
share experiences.

Source:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4693890.htm