User generated content is defined as: "any data or media that is contributed by individual users of a website."  Many companies have taken this and used it to their ability.  While searching for companies that use user generated content many results were found.  One of these results I found is a company that goes by the name of Eyeka, https://en.eyeka.com.  According to this company they take problems that larger companies are facing and solve them with user generated content.  It's a "win win" situation for both sides with Eyeka being the middle man.  Another company allows users to upload photos to where others can go to their website and order different size prints of these photos.  There are many ways to make money with technology and one of the greatest ways is with user generated content.  Of course there is a middle man who takes some of the profit, however they are also the ones who market the user generated content therefore they are a crucial part of the system.  As technology advances so do the ways of earning money with the use of technology.

Source:

 "The Definition of User-generated Content." Dictionary.com. Web. 13 Mar. 2016.

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