«IT'S CALLED GOSSIP AND OF COURSE IT'S AN OBSESSION OF MINE»

There's a whole new relationship developing between the common people and the stars. Although it won't be enough to put the tabloids out of business yet, the potential is there. Celebrities are filling the voyeuristic void fans crave without being filtered through the sensationalism of mass media. From their cell phones and within their homes, celebs are posting photos and videos from their lives. The best example of this is Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, who stream live video from their home via a cell phone camera. Through Twitter, celebrities are showing us the thoughts that tabloid-based "friend-of-a-friend" sources could never reveal. We're hearing about their lives straight from their mouths (or keyboards, rather). And then there's the flip side: They're reading about our lives at the same time. Unlike a tabloid that exploits the famous in a one-way channel, Twitter allows for the two-way interaction.So while the death of the tabloid or "E!" news may still be decades in the distance, it's not impossible. As the Internet continues to evolve, it will only open more doors for the famous and the rest of us to communicate freely.

-Mustang Daily