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Last night the internet changed my life

BBC News has asked the public to contribute engaging stories about how the internet has changed their lives for a proposed news feature.

Embracing the broadest aspects of open-source journalism, the BBC is looking for people to be a part of a panel of internet users from around the world willing to talk about their experiences in cyberspace.

The practice of open-source reporting involves journalists telling the readership the topic he or she wishes to investigate, and inviting them to submit leads, sources, ideas and information that may make or move on an existing story.

The majority of online reporting is still done the old-fashioned way, with reporters relying on their own observations, fact checking, interviewing and chasing case studies.

However, open source is becoming an increasingly popular way of getting the public involved in stories.

In this case the BBC asks: "Is a PC your link with family and friends around the world?

"Has your blog made you an online celebrity?

"Have you become a dotcom millionaire?"

The BBC has also asked respondents if they have a webcam and are willing to take part in a webchat with BBC News about their lives in the digital age.

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