in 1968, andy warhol famously forecasted, ‘in the future, everyone will be… famous for 15 minutes.’ of course, he was right. personal computers and the web have democratized the tools of media so that most anyone can create and distribute their own content without the need for deep-pocketed middlemen. can’t get on TV? start your own network. create your own reality TV show starring you. flickr already abounds with users who unabashedly post steady streams of self-portraits shot with phonecams held at arm’s length, and fans who praise them. and at microblogging hub twitter, there are thousands of people delighted to share what they’re eating for dinner or that they’re stuck in traffic, and many thousands more who seem to care.