Storm of 'citizen journalism'

Though most of the snow has melted, last month's surprise snowstorm lives online - on Youtube and flickr, reports Buffalo News.

"YouTube boasts more than 100 storm-related videos shot by area residents on their cameraphones and digital camcorders. flickr has more than 800 images of the storm.

The amateur videos and photos capture everything from devastating tree damage in Buffalo to a chilly dip in a backyard swimming pool and the hectic scene at an area Wegmans.

And this is changing how we record history, experts said.

"You're getting hours and hours of documentation of every major event like that [storm] now," said James G. Milles, director of the UB Law Library. "

Photo left from niteseeker on flickr

emily | 7:45 AM | Moblogs / Photoblogs / Videoblogs |
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