Michael Jackson & Social Media - Short

I was asked by one subscriber to make a note on Michael Jackson and the use of social media to spread allegations surrounding his death.
I will say that it is fascinating how powerful social media can be for spreading news vs. traditional news from the actual news programs/blogs. This basically shows that the mass portion of social media subscribers believe or listen to their peer sources on the networks rather than through traditional means, making regular joes experts in areas that they may or may not be experts in. In other words, this is shrouding the term "expert" in a gray area that is becoming increasingly undefined in our online world. This is both a great and detrimental phenomenon.
I would only listen to the social media world if it can also be verified by the traditional news as well. Know who is an expert and who is not.

TDT