Why the Web suddenly stops appealing to some

Via the International Herald Tribune: Online media can be unforgiving. Just ask Gary Brolsma, of the 'Numa Numa dance' fame, who may not be the biggest fan of cyber technology right now. Brolsma, who shot an amateur video clip of himself dancing to the tune of a Romanian pop song, soon found himself an Internet craze triggered off by Newgrounds.com, which placed a link to the clip on its homepage. After the initial effect of fame wore off, Brolsma sought refuge at his parents' house, turning down interviews with The New York Times and NBC's Today Show. Just another example of how "with the Internet, humiliation - like everything else - has gone public."