User-Generated Content Makes Web the New Sweatshop

Courtesy Digg / Tech Industry News  Sun, 06/29/2008 - 14:49

Whether they're creating content for sites like YouTube and Wikipedia, viewer-submitted news services like CNN's iReport or videogames like Spore and LittleBigPlanet, today's most valuable employees will most likely never set foot inside the building—or collect a paycheck.

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