On the Web, you’re like a tiny ship in an infinite ocean with maybe a compass and a few primitive maps, trying to find interesting spots to port. It’s up to you to move from place to place to place at your own risk. It requires us to let go of time and embrace hassle.
In the Hive, everything that is good and relevant comes to you. Articles, lessons, cartoons, videos, music, games, apps, photos…, and, of course, communications with friends, family, co-workers, social contacts and the public at large.
Some objects will be pushed to you. Others, you’ll pull in. In either case, you are the Queen Bee, the center of the Hive.
But you are also a worker bee. Because as you receive other creators’ digital objects, you will also be producing your own.
In other words, every member makes “deposits” to the Hive, and every member receives deposits from the Hive.
Members can be anybody — from an individual animator to Pixar Studio, from a blogger to the New York Times, from an indie cartoonist to Universal Press Syndicate. And everybody will be compensated, even though the vast majority of readers/viewers/users will enjoy objects free of charge.
More on creating channels tomorrow.
Tags: Creating Channels
