scooptwords - a bit of info slips out

A couple of posts ago, I mentioned that Scoopt appeared to be positioning itself for some sort of citizen journalism project. Ok, so I had a tip off about it weeks ago and was sworn to secrecy, but now that word seems to be on the street, I guess I'm safe to reveal a bit more. Only, I don't know more. But this guy does ...

He quotes Graham, the noodlepie guy:

ScooptWords, our blog content flogging service, is set for launch on 1st June. A few technicalities with the ScooptWords and Scoopt site to sort out and we'll be ready to go... We'll be launching in conjunction with NightCapSyndication, run by Tim Worstall. Nightcap is a conglomeration of quality bloggers and is looking rather smashing from the wee peek I've had. We've also teamed up the folks from Creative Commons who are handling the licensing end of things. They should keep the lawyers from blogger's doors and bloggers from the lawyer's doors. It's all about easing the process of selling blog content... There'll be plenty 'Pete Tong' for a good wee while as we get up and running, tweaking, seeing which way we should go and, of course, finding out whether there really is - as we believe - a market for quality blog content in print publications.

So it's like blogburst. But the bloggers will get paid for content. Or maybe not - they've invited along the Creative Commons people. And lawyers. Oh dear, I am confused now!!! Someone please tell us what's going on!!!!

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Comments

[Kyle MacRae]

> I'll reiterate, no bullshit, someone wants your stuff to print, you get paid. Simple. I'll also reiterate, we don't know whether or not anybody wants your stuff. We want to find out :)))

And what finer business model could there be than that! :)

[Neil Michael]

If a story is worth blogging that needs selling, I'd say it's better to leave it off the blog and go sell. Most of the stories I do for UK national newspapers don't appear on my effort-of-a-blog or even under my own by-line. I just enjoy the cash. I find it hard to be patronized into thinking that just because a national journalist doesn't know about my blog (as p**S poor as it is at the moment!) they won't find what they want. Print journos are a lot more savvy about things internet-related than some would have you believe. Like I said - if it's worth any money, get the story sold first before putting it on a blog. Or don't. It's up to any of you out there, and you don;t have to take my word for it. Proof is always in the pudding!