A new twist on the community-created content idea - but one that pays. Helium is a new US-based content site with international ambitions. The idea is a sort of cross between Wikipedia and Digg: registered members write articles about things that interest them, and submit them to a vetting process which involves other registered members of the site, who then give the article a rating.
The article is then posted - and if it gets a high enough rating, and garners enough hits, the author starts getting paid for his work. The good stuff, defined by the 'wisdom of the crowds', automatically rises to the top, hence the name 'Helium', and receives the highest level of revenue.
It seems like a clever idea. I've posted a few articles to see what happens, although I suspect the audience is probably too US-centric to be interested in the sort of stuff that I like writing about.
I should also declare a family interest: my younger brother wrote the code for the site's search-engine! We'll see how it develops - but have a look, and see what you think....
