I was in elementary school when the Berlin wall fell but the imagery which comprises my mind’s history of it are photos of youths tearing chunks from it and crying when it fell.
I had a conversation with a friend last night about the fast growth of conservatism in new media. Having been schooled in old media and learning a new industry on an old PHP group blog right as new media exploded over a decade ago, I’ve watched with interest the tug-of-war between the left and right in terms on Internet influence. The left dominate during Dean and Obama’s campaigns but something happened in ’08 and now conservatives are out-organizing the left on the web. More conservative blogs are created each day.
During my conversation the question came up: Since conservatives are now dominating online organization, Twitter, and now a formidable presence in the blogosphere, what influence will this have on the youth seeing as the majority of Gen X and Y get their news from the web?
An interesting discussion, one that had me thinking long after it ended.