Heard this originally on WBZ 1030, so I thought I'd link back to my original source.
Google has acquired JotSpot, a wiki site that attempts to be more interactive, user-friendly and human-oriented than sites like Wikipedia. The site incorporates a
new style that is similar to photo albums and spreadsheets, making user-created and edited material a bit more interesting. It's looking like it may commercialize wiki-ing in the future, which is definitely the most forward-thinking form of citizen journalism.