Why did CNET pay $70M back in July to acquire Webshots, an online photo sharing/wallaper site? The answer may lie in participatory journalism. CNET News.com has started integrating user-uploaded photos from Webshots right into its news stories. Case in point - this story on Dell's new MP3 player includes links to this photo gallery of iPod Mini Users. Note the photo credits.
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