Upworthy Looks Like It's Ready to Join the World of Journalism

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Local news started it. CNN made it mainstream. And now, UGM — user-generated media — is officially a big thing.

YouTube has successfully served as a platform for the common man, but who thought of allowing said man to write for the masses? Upworthy is one such platform that succeeded by sharing stories primarily created by others (some of them in “native ad” format).

In 2013, Fast Company asked if it would be “the fastest-growing media site of all time.”

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