Media has been redefined in so many ways over the past 50 years. Countless devices have been manufactured to ingest all of these types of media, but none have been as interactive as the web browser.
No platform has been as social as the Internet. And CNET’s Caroline McCarthy covers that specific medium better than anyone.
I mean, where else can I read about Mark Zuckerberg staring on SNL?
McCarthy covers important stories too, like Microhoo, old school-looking gadgets, and the economy. Her writing style is fun, but informative. I have no doubt that she will continue to shake things up online.
She bounces from NY to SF and many places in between, carving out her niche in social media. She was recently nominated for the Silicon Alley 100.
What makes Caroliiine a sexy geek? Besides the fact that she likes good beer, this New Yorker has helped me to keep up with all the happenings in the web world. The tone of voice on her blog is warming.
Here is a video of with Dan Farber. McCarthy comments about a growing Web 2.0 bubble.
She went to a great school and was editor-in-chief of The Tiger, Princeton’s only humor magazine.
She currently lives and plays in possibly the most culturally rich city in the world. She tumbls, tweets, and has good tastebuds. She’s an amateur videographer too.
Her eyes are almost as big as her heart. Oh yea, and she gives great hugs 
Why do you like to blog?
Caroline: I’ve always liked to write, and my background is in creative writing (I minored in fiction-writing in college). I’m also pretty opinionated. But I love being a journalist in the traditional sense, and so blogging affords me the opportunity to do both. My blog is a mix of very straight-up news and then some off-the-wall ridiculous stuff (BeerMenus.com anyone?)
When you aren’t doing research on the web, what sites do you like to visit?
Lost spoilers, and New York Magazine’s Daily Intelligencer blog for their brilliant Gossip Girl recaps. New York restaurant blogs.
I’m a fan of that odd little niche of branding/trend/design blogs, you know like joshspear.com, psfk.com, and notcot.com. And my friends’ Twitter feeds, which are enough to keep me occupied all day. Also, reading Gawker is so much more bizarre once you know some of the people they write about. But I’m not that much of a huge blog reader, or podcast listener — I really do prefer books.
You literally cover “The Social” web. Is all of this social data
eventually gonna make our heads explode?
Yes, but I don’t think it’s going away any time soon.
If you could have one domain name, what would it be?
Dude, I’d first like to just have my name. An artist in Ireland got there first. So I’d snag that, and then I’d start thinking about all the other ones I want, like pizza.com. I hear it’s worth $2 million. That could buy me a lot of candy.
How are New York and SF different in the tech scene?
Short version: SF uses WordPress and NY uses Tumblr.
Long version: San Francisco seems to have a big, sweeping “tech” culture where everyone seems to know everyone. New York’s tech scene is somewhat fragmented; there isn’t a single “tech” culture. It’s kind of like high school; you’ve got these little crowds that have their own hangouts and activities and whatnot.
There’s an extremely active videoblogger culture that’s really centered around Blip.tv and Rocketboom, and then you’ve got an extremely close-knit culture rooted in Gawker Media. I think it’s got to do with the fact that there’s so much else going on with massive industries in New York (media, fashion, finance) that it’s difficult for technology to rise to the top in the same way. It’s getting there, though.
