Collective (BBC)

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Collective is an "interactive culture magazine" hosted by the BBC's website, bbc.co.uk. Collective was launched in May 2002, becoming interactive in September of the same year. Collective currently has four editors: Rowan Kerek, Jonathan Carter, Alastair Lee and James Cowdery. Former editor Matt Walton had the original idea for the site. It uses the DNA software developed for h2g2.

Each week the site's editors and contributors post reviews of new music, films and books. The site's contributors include Billy Childish and various other freelance journalists and writers. Terry Pratchett's daughter Rhianna is also a contributor. However contributions are not limited to professional journalists as any member can submit a review. The site has a strong community feel, conversations are not limited to books and music, but include current affairs and contributors' weblogs.

As with h2g2, the site provides each member with a userpage called "my space" where conversations and articles they have contributed to are listed.

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