"Critical Mass: Everyone listens to Walter Mossberg"

I am struck by two things when I read this article.

First, it is amazing to think about how many threads of journalism there are out there, shown here in the form of "technology journalism."

Second, it baffles me that products like the "Treo," for example, can prompt blogs or social networks simply to establish a "community of [the product's] users."

How remarkable (and maybe sad?) that we are so "connected" to technologic products like this, that our sense of community revolves around people that use the same thing. No longer are our reasons for interacting based on similarities outside the technological realm... like music taste, hobbies, or playing on the same sports team. I think it is a scary thing that journalism is taking this turn. It makes me worry for the future of the larger genre, especially considering the impact journalism can have on the surrounding community (as the article's author, Ken Auletta, clearly wants to highlight).