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This is where YOU are empowered to let your voice be heard. Rant and rave. Give a shout out to an unsung hero. Vent your frustration. Share the quirky and the funny. People are watching and listening. Cut it loose and just let it rip. Put that camera on alert and be a Snaparrazzi.
It’s the Citizen’s call. Bring it on!

Put your thinking cap on
In case you are wondering what the point to this noble effort for democracy is when this concept is all but lost on our authorities and ruling parties; the point is to keep up with the times when the ordinary citizen (netizen, in this case) has a voice and is empowered to make a difference.

To bring you all in the know, Buzzvines is a bit of blogging and a bit of reporting and social commentary. It’s the new merger in the field of news and information.

This is Citizen Journalism and is the act of citizens "playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating news and information" according to the seminal report We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information, by Shayne Bowman and Chris Willis. "The intent of this participation is to provide independent, reliable, accurate, wide-ranging and relevant information that a democracy requires."

Before you get lost in euphoric delirium, do remember that citizen journalism doesn’t make you an accredited professional journalist. Relax and continue reading to further enlighten yourself:

In a 2003 Online Journalism Review article, J. D. Lasica classified media for citizen journalism into the following types:

1. Audience participation (such as user comments attached to news stories, personal blogs, photos or video footage captured from personal mobile cameras, or local news written by residents of a community)
2. Independent news and information Websites
3. Full-fledged participatory news sites
4. Collaborative and contributory media sites
5. Other kinds of "thin media" (mailing lists, email newsletters)
6. Personal broadcasting sites

Keep it Real
Here are a few things you need to keep in mind:

• If you’re 13 and under, Buzzvines is not for you
• Buzzvines does not encourage rude, racist, violent and obscene materials to be discussed or posted
• Keep your comments clean and don’t abuse your freedom of speech
• Don’t use this platform to put up private and personal stuff that could be hurtful to other (this includes pictures and information pertaining to your friends, family and colleagues)
• Be careful: websites are viewed by millions of unknown people so exercise caution and do not to put up anything that makes you easily identifiable to a complete stranger (such as license plate number, address, contact number)
• Don’t share personal information with strangers
• Some people can misuse this platform to get mean. So be warned and steer clear of trouble. Especially if it is a comment based on your post or thread. It’s best to ignore and report abuse so that the great guys at Buzzvines can intervene and remove the offensive

Get Buzzing

• First thing’s first. Register yourself.
  We’re good folks and will not start spamming or emailing secret love notes.
  By registering and logging in, you earn points every time you post a comment or start a Buzz. We can’t say what happens to these points but we guarantee that it helps in release of endorphins that make you feel good and self-important.
• We will let you participate and post a comment even if you haven’t registered with us. But you won’t be able to start a Buzz.
• Be sure to resize images to an acceptable size before uploading on Buzzvines.
• To post a comment:
  

  Click on the link provided below each Buzz >> choose a name/nick >> enter bona fide email address >> write comment in the space provided >> choose ‘Preview’ or ‘Post’ comment as required.

• As mentioned before, to start your own Buzz, you must first register yourself at Buzzvines:
  

  Log in with your username and password.
  
  Go to ‘Start a Buzz’ >> write the title >> select the Vine relevant to your subject >> select image >> write your thoughts in space provided >> select ‘Preview’ or ‘Submit’ as desired.

• The illogical icon that you see below each Buzz is linked to Digg (a social website), which is an aggregator of various blogs/ news/ pages from around the globe. Sharing your story at Buzzvines.com with Digg means your story - and obviously you - get instant fame.

Happy Buzzing!