The brilliant thing about the Internet -- and the thing that separates it from any other medium or form of communication -- is the speed at which information can be passed from person to person and group to group. So while you and your cyberpals may have known about Second Life since its launch in 2003, it wasn't until 2007 -- a full four years later -- that the UK broadcast and print media jumped onto the bandwagon. Contrast New Media Are Evil, The New Rock and Roll, You Can Panic Now. Compare Were Still Relevant Dammit.