The Future Begins Thru You
Huffington Post, March 12, 2009
By Timothy Karr
ThruYOU, a mash and mix of video clips of amateur YouTube musicians that's a near-flawless overture to the Twittering masses, is more than a momentary blip on social media's radar. What ThruYOU tells us is that all bets are off. The DNA of our media system has mutated so completely that it's only a matter of time before our society changes as well. In fact, change is already happening.
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