Boo. It’s Halloween. And I’m scared. Very scared. Of New Media.

I’m scared of Twitter. I’m afraid that a killer tweet will set off off a chain reaction causing everyone’s head to explode.

I’m alarmed by my own dangerous obsession with online election coverage in The Washington Post, The New York Times and (gulp) The Huffington Post. Joe The Plumber’s foreign policy stance freaks me out.

Finally, and most of all, I’m very, very frightened that there’s no money in New Media… and the recession is knocking on the door. On this point, I refer you to this somewhat creepy analysis by Farhad Manjoo in Slate, appropriately published today, October 31.

Among other things, Manjoo proposes that Facebook charge for its service because even with a monstrous number of users, the social network still has no actual model for turning a profit. Eek!

Meanwhile, does anything scare you about New Media? Don’t be afraid to share your fears. Submit a comment below.

Tom Mitchell is a New-Media Writer-Producer. He can be found online at wordinteractive.com.

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