Stop being polite and start getting real -- newspapers were the original social networks. Sure, Mark Zuckerberg (and possibly those Winklevoss twins) thought he was coming up with something original, but the truth is that newspapers have been connecting human beings since the very first printing presses were built. Articles, columns, exposés, and photos go out. Press releases, op-eds, and letters come in. Technology has changed, of course, with blogs and comments replacing some of the old print staples, but the game remains the same -- communication. And where the readers have gone, so... More >>>