Citizenbay makes social media local
Journalism Hope writes about the launch of Citzenbay, a locally-focused “social media” site that is designed to allow residents of various cities, towns and regions in the U.S. and Canada to both write or submit their own stories and submit links to news stories of interest from other sources, and then encourages them to vote on those that have been submitted by others. Not only that, but Citizenbay.com says that those whose links and/or stories are ranked highest are paid (although it’s not clear how much or on what basis).
Update:
Julie Wohlberg, a PR person who represents Citizenbay, got in touch with me and explained that users who post stories can make $1 a day if those stories are “voted up” by 15 or more people, and more if they attach photos or other media along with it. There are more details here.
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