Embed, Buzz, Tweet, Retweet, Rank, Comment, Digg, Rate, Sponsor, Spill, Connect, Link, Record, Share, Like the #oilspill

#like the oilspill is a topic introduced by Kim de Groot to discuss the livestream as a media form that seems absent of any editorial process. Yet on the other hand shows an overdosis of distributive options such as 'Liking it' through Facebook or 'Sharing it' through Twitter. The topic is inspired by livestreams of the BP oil spill such as livestream.com and cnn.com. The exclusive content that contextualizes these streams are Twitter feeds or comment sections; raw data immediately hits metadata. Is the livestream a form of news without editorial process? Or has news reporting turned completely political with the livestream since the broadcaster can turn it's channel 'on or off' at any time? Is the livestream a trigger for opinion or traffic to the website? Has the Tweet, as a kind of headline, replaced the main article and thus some kind of middle ground?

Join me and Onomatopee at creating a micro-meme (trending topic) around #liketheoilspill by twittering your thoughts and reactions on the transformation of editorial processes and the role of metadata such as tweets and comments in the news!

Kim de Groot