What exactly is AOL Seed? A recently revealed skunkworks project developed by AOL for its next phase of evolution as an independent company? A new model of distributed online content sourcing and development optimized for the digital age? A way for the unknown amateur journalist and photographer in many of us to get published and paid? Apparently it’s all three according to Seed.com Programming Director Saul Hansell, who was kind enough to give Digital Lab TV an overview of the initiative last month outside of the Seed booth at SXSW. Let’s take a look.