I am interested in seeing what new media will become ubiquitous, which will remain only a niche, and which ones will eventually die on the digital vine. How does Myspace, once the crowned king of all social networking, that allows its users to incorporate customizable home pages filled with MP3, photos, videos, flash, a banquet of gadgetry; get dethroned by a tiny blue birdie with its 140 character limit and mini-urls?
And is time-honored print media really gasping on life support? Here is a site that believes just that; it is devoted to reporting on every major daily's demise. Most printed papers are struggling to find a healthy financial formula in our irrevocably digital age. Will the New York Times start charging for content or will its articles remain free? Here is a unique idea: A one shot Sunday paper put out by Dave Eggers of San Fransico.
I hope there is new successful hybrid around the corner -- a little bit old-timey and a little bit cutting edge.
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