On Information Plantains
In the end, though, the internet seems to be following the same pattern that has always characterised popular media. A few huge outlets come to dominate readership and viewership and smaller, more specialised ones are consigned to the periphery. Most of the largest sites are now in the midst of acquisition sprees or expansion programs intended to extend their dominion.
The key difference is that classic media constrained users to a few key networks. New media’s hubs are chosen.
-Shlok
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