[James Oscar]

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THE COMING WAVE

2006

While researching the New Media, I became fascinated with the development of the “Flu Blog” [Any internet web site dedicated to monitoring outbreaks of infectious disease]. It seemed to represent – not only the direction – but the form and structure of the changing media in the Internet Age.

My original thesis was to write a series of articles detailing, as thoroughly as possible, the creation of the “Flu Blog” – from inception to mainstream assimilation.

However, as often happens in war and creativity, events overtook the plan.

My derailment occurred in the following manner:

By December of 2006 I had researched, compiled and databased every conceivable factoid relating to the early years of flu blogging. I felt ready to publish my first article and on the second day of 2007 I started posting on various web sites.

I was very pleased with the finished product believing that both technically and factually I had established the main point of my thesis – control of the media was being altered forever and that the evolution was being driven from the bottom up.

Here is that article:

2007

EXPLORING THE NEW MEDIA'S EVOLUTIONARY PATH
-THE BIRTH OF THE FLU BLOG-

Every beginning is a consequence - every beginning ends some thing
(Paul Valery)

In February of 2003 newspapers, cable news and radio were the interface between the American public and breaking news. It had long been such.

No one set out to destroy the relevancy of these institutions.

Like so much change it just happened. Passion and need mixed with a witches blend of electronic gadgetry created a new paradigm. A paradigm where power was snatched from the media elite and taken by the citizenry - and no one has ever looked back.

Until now.

[Apple Pan Dowdy]

Very creative, James, and I actually enjoyed reading this, as I am a big fan of "Mother Abagail" (the Stand was the only one of King's books that I really liked).

But in the end, we already know the answer..... it's 42 of course!

[James Oscar]

FYI

[PA Engineer]

Thank you very much for the post. Was out of country during the original posting and caught the bounce.

[MaxMax]

/save for later reading

[CJ Wolf]

James,

Thanks for your time in this. Very interesting interview. Chat later.

CJ

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping to an interesting article and the sections which follow as posts...

[jacquej]

not sure I can process tho tonight, so bookmarking it for the morning, when my head just might be clear.

But, then, who knows, maybe I will be just as confused as I am tonight.

[LibertyRocks]

Fascinating reading so far. Thank you so much for sharing it here. I have bookmarked this to finish it in the morning!

[potlatch]

Of possible interest;

Thousands of cows, sheep and goats have been infected with a flu-like virus across Germany

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2844125/posts?page=1

[Free_in_Alabama]

I missed this originally and got it on the bounce. Marking it for later.

[GOPJ]

bump for later

[PA Engineer]

Ping to this thread.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping to an oldie but goodie...

We had a thread called the Marburg Surveillance Thread, where everyone posted links to articles about an outbreak then.

I'm thinking it would be good to do the same with the current Ebola outbreak.

[Carriage Hill]

Bookmark 2020...

[wgmalabama]

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