Mainstream media so lame at spotting trends

Tuesday? – see report below – this blog first mentioned Swine Flu on Sunday and it was mentioned on Phoenixrichard Twitter on Saturday.

Mainstream media has a hard time keeping up with trends. A year from now they’ll be reporting Marketing Sociology can help make you money – a full year-and-a-half after others had jumped on Marketing Sociologist bandwagon.

“LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Swine flu chatter spread swiftly through blogs and social network sites like Twitter and Facebook on Tuesday while U.S. cable news networks' saturation coverage of the outbreak gave way to a major political story.”