The Internet has not seen anything quite like Susan Boyle, whose online popularity is headed straight to the history books (figures correct at time of writing) - More than 100 million views on YouTube - 1,651, 232 fans on Facebook - Countless Tweets and Diggs

To media observers, the speed and scope of Susan Boyle’s online presence is a testament that the marriage between old media, her performance first aired on British television, and new media namely Twitter (with a little help from Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore), YouTube and Facebook is broadening the reach of all media, from one channel to another, from More >