Online, even the backlashes move more quickly. On Tuesday, Howard Dean was front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Wednesday, we were waking up to harrowing images of him making a complete fool of himself after he came a poor third in Iowa. By Thursday, the first dance remixes of Dean's maniacal concession speech - and the infamous, strangled "yeeeaahh" he rounded it up with - were popping up online. By Saturday, however, the backlash against the backlash had started, with Dean supporters and sympathisers attempting to turn the laughter in favour of their man. Dave Winer urges:
"Here's a social software smart mob concept. People should vote for Howard Dean because he made such a fool of himself on national television. Here's your chance to blow up the media monopoly."Meanwhile the Village Voice brands Dean an "Internet Rock Star" and tells us about , which is turning into quite the place to find the remixes of his greatest hit.
