“Some see it as part of the same cultural continuum of reality TV programming. Others see a broader trend in which digital technologies are allowing everyone to participate more directly in media experiences. Under this scenario, an era of decentralized media is fast approaching in which the idea of “consumers” of mass-market media will become obsolete, because people will be making, not consuming, culture.” Leslie Walker discusses the mainstreaming of blogs. —New Kids on the BlogWashPost)