March 04, 2010 | 02:10 PM

"(It's worth noting that, while this chain of events shows the power of social media, it also reveals one of its flaws: because my content was disseminated so quickly, few of the outlets that used it cited the source.)"

It's actually a flaw of the internet as well. Information is so widely disseminated, that by the time it's at a stop point, sometimes it's not even recognizable or one can't figure out the initial source. Even attempts to "brand" such information (like photos and videos) often are ignored/angrily reacted against, and results in a copyright fiasco.

Of course, I do notice that this paper has used images with dubious sourcing as well. So, pot calling the kettle black? Or just plain old karma?

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