Hey Folks: I've started this thread because I'm interested in the intersections between folk music collecting and the use of new media such as social networking websites, YouTube, etc. I collect contemporary songs about work and the labor movement, and I've come across some great songwriters who post their music on the Web or use the Internet as a form of passing songs back and forth between musicians. I'd like to start a discussion about how new media can be used to document, preserve, and share both traditional folk music and contemporary songwriting.   

How has new media affected the world of folklore and folk song collection?