Large Volume of User-Generated Content Creates Opportunity for New Sites

The large volume of user-generated content created as the natural result of the Web 2.0 revolution provides a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Specifically, what will be the best model for aggregating large volumes of content - blogs, podcasts, videos, restaurant reviews, Facebook wall-to-walls, etc?

Boxxet is one example of such an approach. Though initially launched as a solely user-driven means for individuals to create "box sets" of content, the site appears to be inching towards a blended system of automation and user-managed content and ranking.

From celebrity chefs to sports teams, Boxxet's simple interface lets you browse through large volumes of content quickly. Other sites such as squidoo offer similar features.

As the Internet transitions to the Web 3.0 model of machine-friendly 'scrapability', sites like these and vertical search may shed some light into what the new web will look like.