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To tell the truth, it's fast and fun but I wonder how we can all handle the incredible overload of information.

I created a DissectorEvents page, posting info on some of the things I am doing, including news of a broadcast this Sunday, May 17th of my film, "Barack Obama: People's President," airing at 6-7 PM. There was no chance of doing more than throwing the time and the title out there.

Just for the heck of it, I clicked "follow" to plug into the many outposts the technically savvy Obama social marketing heads use. And soon enough, I was told I had a message from Barack Obama.

Wow! Here's a film I know he might be interested in, but a false alarm. No one in the Obama camp wants to talk to me, certainly not the MAN who is busy with the Presidential cha-cha.

But, alas, they want to talk at me, to tell me their plans for 2012. I am on the list, not being listened to. In fact, suddenly I have Lesbian collectives and FOX stations following me, little or not so little ole me.

Tweet me up Scotty.

The buzz is buzzing and the hype is hyping. ABC News is launching a twitter show. A senator has a letter in the NY Times about how wonderful it is.

Of course, critics are following the phenomenon, some like Liz Lawley is heartened by the wonder of it all:

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News Dissector Danny Schechter is blogger in chief at Mediachannel.Org He is the author of PLUNDER: Investigating Our Economic Calamity (Cosimo Books) available at Amazon.com. See Newsdisssector.org/store.htm.
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