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allvoices Unveils Global Excellence in Citizen Media InitiativeSAN FRANCISCO --(Business Wire)-- allvoices, Inc. (www.allvoices.com), a new media company, today launched Excellence in Citizen Media, an online initiative to reward news and opinion contributors from all over the world with a six-month cash incentive program. Contributors of news and opinion between Aug. 19. 2008 and Feb. 19, 2009 can earn up to $10,000 depending on the quality and viewership of their reports and contributions. Details on the initiative can be found at: http://www.allvoices.com/incentive. "The business models are broken in traditional media and are undergoing tremendous change," said Amra Tareen, CEO of allvoices. "Meanwhile, citizen reporters and freelance journalists are under a great deal of pressure to create and showcase their content and get paid. With the Excellence in Citizen Media Initiative, allvoices is experimenting with new models to support citizens, writers, journalists, bloggers, students, photographers and videographers. We give them a platform to succeed and the ability to build a global community around their reporting and contributions." allvoices enables contributors to build a multimedia portfolio on a profile page to track viewership of every news report and contribution (video, image, blog posts) they make to the community via the Web site, SMS, MMS or email. All reports and contributions to the site are automatically aggregated to each individual's profile page where contributors develop fans, a readership base and opportunities to connect with other like-minded individuals. In addition to the cash incentive program, contributors are recognized on the site for their journalistic efforts with "First to cover" badges for timely reporting, and ranking and display of contributed news on the home page. Home page ranking is determined by a combination of viewership, engaged discussion from the allvoices community, aggregation, rating and reputation. Contributors are also highlighted on the home page. About the Initiative Citizens, aspiring journalists, writers, bloggers, students, photographers and videographers from all over the world are encouraged to participate in the cash incentive program. The program starts on Aug. 19th 2008 and will close on Feb. 19th 2009. An overview of the milestones is as follows: -- For every 100,000 (up to one million) in Total Page Views of Reports and Contributions submitted by Contributor or Participants, allvoices shall pay Contributor or Participant US $1,000.00 (subtracting transaction processing costs). -- For the first 1,000,000 in Total Page Views of Reports and Contributions submitted by Contributor or Participants, allvoices shall pay Contributor or Participants US $10,000.00 (subtracting transaction processing costs). Details of the incentive program milestones and terms are available at http://www.allvoices.com/incentive/terms. The participants have six months to reach these milestones from their collective contributions in the English language within the time period. allvoices wants participants in the program to report regularly and continue to build their portfolio on the profile page. To participate in this program, new users must sign up and agree to the Terms of the Incentive Program upon registration on allvoices.com. If already registered, contributors can join from the Incentive Program tab on their Edit Profile page. About allvoices, Inc. allvoices' mission is to create a global community for sharing news, videos, images and opinions from multiple points of view that invoke an emotional connection between individual perspectives from around the world. A community of diverse, engaged and globally minded citizens serves as news reporters, opinion leaders and publishers to share with the world the realities on-the-ground. allvoices brings together context, insight and diversity of opinions around a broad range of topics and issues on the global, national and local levels. allvoices is one of the largest global communities offering unedited and relevant news and perspectives in one place. Using a set of proprietary algorithms, allvoices utilizes professional and online news sources, blogs, images and videos to determine relevancy, foster credibility and maintain openness with each contribution made to the site. For cell phone reporting and contributing: International SMS - (Please check the coverage table at http://www.allvoices.com/sms) +45 609 910280 +61 427 229537 +44 780 0000352 United States SMS 864237/VOICES (US) MMS and Email [email protected] [email protected] [FEED |
