Ladies & Gentlemen, Welcome to the NEW MEDIA!

As I sit in front of you here today, I am going to proclaim myself as the self appointed King of the NEW MEDIA. What is the new media you ask? Well, the new media is the same as the old media. The names have changed to protect the innocent. The same influences and the phrase "content is king" still apply. If we look into the backroom of any successful production, whether it be for film, television, web, phone or whatever comes along next week, you'll find 2 distinct groups. The ones with the money, trying to make more, and the ones who have a dream of creating the next great thing. Now it's just a matter of how you, the general public, are going to see it. Are you going to pay $15 to see the 20 years in the making epic struggle of the Indians or are you going to watch a squirrel surfing on your iPod? With so many channels of distribution, the combined creative function of the universe has ended up on YouTube, controlled by Google. (look over your shoulder Mr. Gates, here they come) The New Media will become a totally encompassing and theoretically fractional battle of the same two groups. Welcome to the new world Mr. Columbus, you've burned our ships, where do we go from here?