Tens of thousands of people who saw this clip did more than just smile and surf on.
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They “mashed” it up with other media (”Charlie Bit Sarah Palin”), created a song about it (”Charlie bit my finger – The Musical”), created their own versions (”Shoshi bit my finger … again!”), posted their own comments, shared it with friends, or otherwise interacted with the original clip.
This is the world of Web 2.0. It is the evolution of Web platforms that are supporting millions of simultaneously connected global conversations. And it promotes the idea that a community is more powerful than an individual.
The point of this new media landscape is to create something and share it with the world. When we post anything to the Web, we are begging for a conversation. We want to be ridiculed, called out, accepted, talked about, linked to, and, most important, not ignored.
K.A.
