Mashable’s Pete Cashmore: “Social Media is the Media”

This PRNewser interviewed Mashable Founder and CEO Pete Cashmore for the latest installment of mediabistro’s “So What Do You Do” series.

In the interview, Cashmore talks about how Mashable came about (“I just was really passionate about the space.”), what he thinks about online “pay walls” and charging for content (“In the vast majority of cases, a pay wall is a hindrance.”), and the rapid evolution of media (“Social media is the media.”) Click here to read the whole thing.

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