hello blogosphere

we used to all sit down at 11:30 pm and watch the Tonight Show. we used to all get our information from the same handful of newspapers and three networks. my friends and i would geek out about a forthcoming record release or even better yet, a japanese import arriving at the Virgin Megastore. there was a pretty consistent narrative.

it's a different ball game now with hundreds of channels, millions of blogs, tivo, bit torrents, AIM file transfers, etc etc. we've gone from a shared experience to sharing experience.

we send hulu links of Conan's three best jokes to friends the next day, sift through dozens of rss feeds every morning and forward the best on. there are no release dates or imports. the data is just there. we all watch our shows when we want, on our home tv, laptops in bed, or iPhones on the plane.

so this is where i'll share my experience. and to all two or three of you who read this, share back, if you'd like.

damn, what a dramatic first post.