Launching today: the first interview from our new series "The Future of Digital Media." The Future of Digital Media, sponsored by Orb Networks, explores how the empowerment of the consumer over his or her media experience, coupled with the technological innovation that's broadly democratizing media creation, is leading to a revolution in the way people access, consume, share and remake content.

Through interviews with leading commentators and cutting edge practioners, The Future of Digital Media examines the social, legal and economic impacts of this disruptive and revolutionary change.

First up: media maven Jeff Jarvis, president of Advance.net; creator and founding editor of Entertainment Weekly; Sunday editor and associate publisher of the New York Daily News; TV critic for TV Guide and People; a columnist on the San Francisco Examiner; an editor and reporter on the Chicago Tribune; and very proud and prolific blogger.

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