Digital Universe is coming

Have you checked out Yahoo! Answers? It’s an interesting proposition. You can ask a question on any topic under the Sun and hopefully get answers from real people. Yet another step towards user generated content but it can attract a lot of fluff and that’s a big downside. Talking of user generated content, do take a look at Digital Universe. The site, slated to be launched in January 2006, seeks to be a place where a “growing global alliance of researchers, scholars and experts are beginning to collaborate on content and use new rich-media tools to convey knowledge in innovative and visually astounding ways.” It is designed to do away with the apparent weaknesses of Wiki, and I think the idea of showcasing subject based portals is a good one. Take care…