Stats released by internet traffic research company Hitwise have raised doubts over the success of Web 2.0 sites such as YouTube, Flickr and Wikipedia.
Speaking at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco on Tuesday, Bill Tancer, general manager of Hitwise, said that the company's data showed that only a tiny fraction of users contributed content to community media sites.
Just 0.16 per cent of YouTube users upload videos, and only 0.2 per cent of Flickr users upload photos.
Wikipedia returned a more reasonable percentage, with 4.6 per cent of visitors actually editing and adding information.
The figures show that, while users are flocking to these sites in droves, the vast majority only passively absorb the content, rather than actively participate, which is considered by many to be a vital part of the Web 2.0 model.
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