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User generated content in the virtual world Second Life User-generated content ( UGC ), alternatively known as user-created content ( UCC ), is any form of content, such as images, videos, text and audio, that have been posted by users on online platforms such as social media and wikis. [1] The term "user-generated content" and the concept it refers to entered mainstream usage in the mid-2000s, having arisen in web publishing and new media content production circles. The BBC adopted a user-generated content platform for its websites in 2005, and TIME Magazine named "You" as the Person of the Year in 2006, referring to the rise in the production of UGC on Web 2.0 platforms. [2] [3] User-generated content is used for a wide range of applications, including problem processing, news, entertainment, advertising, gossip and research. It is an example of the democratization of content production and the flattening of traditional media hierarchies. During the

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Open Society Foundations Founded April 1993 ; 25 years ago  ( 1993-04 ) Founder George Soros Location New York City, New York, U.S. Key people George Soros, Chairman Patrick Gaspard, President Jonathan Soros, Global Advisory Board Member Endowment $19,590,570,302 [1] Website www.opensocietyfoundations.org Open Society Foundations ( OSF ), formerly the Open Society Institute , is an international grantmaking network founded by business magnate George Soros. [2] Open Society Foundations financially support civil society groups around the world, with a stated aim of advancing justice, education, public health and independent media. [3] [4] The group's name is inspired by Karl Popper's 1945 book The Open Society and Its Enemies . [5] The OSF has branches in 37 countries, [6] encompassing a group of country and regional foundations, such as the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, and the Open Society Initiative for Southern