The Rise of the New Groupthink - The New York Times, 2012-01-13

...electronic brainstorming, where large groups outperform individuals; and the larger the groups the better. The protection of the screen mitigates many problems of group work. This is why the internet has yielded such wondrous collective creations. Marcel Proust called reading a "miracle of communication in the midst of solitude", and that's what the internet is, too. It's a place where we can be alone together - and this is precicely what gives it power.