December 2007

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POLICYMAKERS
Lawmakers May Seek Overhaul At FCC

MEDIA OWNERSHIP
Bill to Block FCC=92s Cross-Ownership Changes Hits House
FCC Votes for Monopoly, Congress Must Vote for Democracy
Dorgan Rips Cross-Ownership Vote =85 Again
Small-Market TV Stations Voice Their Cross-Ownership Gripes
Clear Channel veteran expected to play a big role at Tribune
FCC Approves Intelsat/Serafina Transaction
Pappas Telecasting to =91Assess Strategic Alternatives=92
Google-DoubleClick Deal Nears Approval

MORE NEWS FROM FCC
FCC Extends Auction-Payment Deadline
FCC Close to Releasing DTV-Conversion Policies
$10,000 FCC Fine for WLEX-TV Lexington, KY

QUICKLY -- Congress Approves Provision to Exempt=20
Universal Service Fund from Antideficiency Act;=20
DirecTV to Carry Public TV Stations in HD; More=20
TV viewers turn to Web: poll; Microsoft, Google,=20
Yahoo settle gambling claims; Iraqi media braves=20
assault from all sides; Web-savvy teens prefer the good old landline phone

POLICYMAKERS

LAWMAKERS MAY SEEK OVERHAUL AT FCC
[SOURCE: Technology Daily 12/13, AUTHOR: David Hatch]
Could 2008 be the year to reform the Federal=20
Communications Commission? Sen. John (Jay)=20
Rockefeller (D-WV) called for reauthorization=20
legislation that would examine the agency's=20
structure and mission, with the goal of making it=20
a stronger consumer advocate and "a better=20
resource for Congress." Analysts and watchdogs=20
said that a reauthorizing bill, which enables=20
Congress to restructure and reprioritize an=20
agency, would have repercussions whether or not=20
it gains momentum. "It doesn't have to be enacted=20
to make a lot of things happen," said Andrew=20
Schwartzman, president and CEO of the Media=20
Access Project. Blair Levin, managing director at=20
the investment firm Stifel Nicolaus, said 2008=20
would be an optimal time for action. "An election=20
year is a great year to do it because it doesn't=20
really have a partisan tint," he said, noting=20
that lawmakers won't know whether their measure=20
would impact a Republican- or=20
Democratic-controlled FCC in 2009. 1990 was the=20
last time a FCC reauthorization bill was enacted.
http://www.njtelecomupdate.com/2007/12/lawmakers_may_seek_overhaul_at.html

MEDIA OWNERSHIP

BILL TO BLOCK FCC'S CROSS-OWNERSHIP CHANGES HITS HOUSE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash) and Dave Reichert=20
(R-Wash) introduced the Media Ownership Act of=20
2007 in the House. It is a companion to the=20
Senate bill introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan=20
(D-N.D.) that is tailored to block the Federal=20
Communications Commission's move Tuesday to=20
loosen newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules.=20
The bill requires the FCC to collect data and=20
hold separate inquiries into minority ownership,=20
broadcast localism and the impacts of both on=20
consolidation, and to do so before it passes any media-ownership-rule chang=
es.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514199.html?rssid=3D193
* Free Press Applauds House Media Ownership Act
"This crucial legislation would reverse the FCC=92s=20
actions, fix the broken policymaking process, and=20
help ensure that the public airwaves reflect=20
America=92s diverse local communities. This bill=20
should be at the top of the priority list when Congress returns in 2008."
http://www.freepress.net/press/release.php?id=3D324
* Track the bill's progress http://www.benton.org/node/8517

FCC VOTES FOR MONOPOLY, CONGRESS MUST VOTE FOR DEMOCRACY
[SOURCE: The Nation, AUTHOR: John Nichols]
[Commentary] The Federal Communications=20
Commission has, as expected, voted along party=20
lines to approve the demand of Rupert Murdoch and=20
other communications-industry moguls for a=20
loosening of limits on media monopolies in=20
American cities. Now, the real fight begins. FCC=20
Chairman Kevin Martin's move goes against every=20
signal the FCC has gotten from Congress, which is=20
responsible for establishing regulations=20
regarding the ownership of the public's airwaves.=20
A response must come from Congress. Before the=20
vote, 26 members of the Senate notified the=20
commission that they would "immediately move=20
legislation that will revoke and nullify the=20
proposed rule." But they will need the full and=20
aggressive support of Democratic leaders in the=20
Senate and House to push back with the force=20
necessary to counter an expected veto by=20
President Bush. This is one fight where citizen=20
action will matter. Key Republicans such as=20
Stevens and Mississippi's Trent Lott, the party's=20
number two man in the Senate, are in complete=20
support of the move to overturn the FCC vote. It=20
is possible to build a broad coalition. But there=20
can be no wavering by the Democrats on this=20
front. Indeed, they must make this a national=20
issue. And the way to do that is by talking it up=20
where it cannot be ignored. All four Democratic=20
senators who are seeking the presidency signed=20
the letter pledging to revoke and nullify the FCC=20
decision. Now, New York's Hillary Clinton,=20
Illinois' Barack Obama, Connecticut's Chris Dodd=20
and Delaware's Joe Biden need to put the issue of=20
media monopoly front and center in Iowa and New=20
Hampshire. If they are not talking about the=20
fundamental threat to diversity of media=20
ownership in American communities and the country=20
as a whole, they will be failing to use the most=20
powerful bully pulpit in the fight against the=20
monopoly on communication that represents the=20
single greatest threat to the battered democratic=20
discourse of a country where the public's right=20
to know cannot take this hit and survive.
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?pid=3D261350
* Let's See If the FCC Is Serious About Stopping the Next Media Consolidati=
on
[SOURCE: Public Knowledge, AUTHOR: Art Brodsky]
[Commentary] If the Republican majority of the=20
Federal Communications Commission are sincere in=20
their view that the Internet has come a long way=20
in bringing a diversity of views and news that=20
has since overtaken the old media, then they must=20
make sure the Internet functions as it should --=20
in the free, non-discriminatory and unencumbered=20
environment it has until now. The last thing this=20
country needs after the FCC allows the=20
traditional media to consolidate is for the=20
Commission to let the telephone and cable=20
companies exercise proprietary control over the=20
Internet, whether stopping or restricting certain=20
Internet applications (like BitTorrent) from=20
being used or functioning as copyright cops for=20
Hollywood, as AT&T wants to do. That said, we=20
look forward to the Commission acting on=20
petitions to protect the Internet from those who=20
would control it, and to the Commission coming up=20
with rules to make sure that the promise that the=20
majority saw yesterday will continue tomorrow.
http://www.publicknowledge.org/node/1316

DORGAN RIPS CROSS-OWNERSHIP VOTE ... AGAIN
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-ND) -- with a second from=20
Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) -- took to the Senate floor=20
Wednesday to harshly criticize the Federal=20
Communications Commission's Dec. 18 vote to=20
loosen newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rules.=20
He called the Republican majority out by name and=20
pledged to introduce a "resolution of=20
disapproval" that he said would pass. The=20
resolution would invalidate the FCC's rule change=20
after it officially takes effect -- one of=20
several possible legislative attacks on the rule=20
change proposed by Democrats critical of=20
consolidation. Sen Dorgan talked of the=20
"unbelievable arrogance" of the FCC majority to=20
loosen the ban after the Senate Commerce=20
Committee passed a bill trying to block the vote=20
and 25 senators wrote FCC chairman Kevin Martin=20
warning him to delay the vote. Sen Dorgan said=20
the FCC, "with strings to the White House," is=20
pushing more concentration and "short-circuiting"=20
the comment process, when "that is the last thing in the world we need."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514383.html?rssid=3D193

SMALL-MARKET TV STATIONS VOICE THEIR CROSS-OWNERSHIP GRIPES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
A group representing small-market TV stations=20
said the FCC erred by not loosening the duopoly=20
rules to allow owners in smaller markets to own=20
more than one station. Paul McTear of Raycom=20
Media said the FCC "failed to take into account=20
evidence in the record regarding the harm that=20
the duopoly rule does to the ability of=20
television stations in smaller markets to serve=20
their communities," adding that he didn't see how=20
the decision -- which Martin said was based=20
partially on public input in media-ownership=20
hearings, as well as congressional criticism --=20
would satisfy the D.C. Circuit's remand of the=20
duopoly rule or the Philadelphia Federal Court's=20
instruction to look at "all of its ownership=20
rules to ensure that they remain in the public interest."
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514402.html?rssid=3D193

RADIO VETERAN EXPECTED TO PLAY A BIG ROLE AT TRIBUNE
[SOURCE: Los Angeles Times, AUTHOR: Michael A. Hiltzik and Thomas S. Mulli=
gan]
Randy Michaels, a veteran broadcasting executive=20
with long-term ties to Sam Zell, will play an=20
important role at Tribune Co. after Zell, as=20
expected, takes over as chairman this week. He=20
probably focus on Tribune's broadcast and=20
interactive businesses. The company owns 23=20
television stations, including Superstation WGN,=20
and such interactive properties as CareerBuilder,=20
a rapidly growing help-wanted website. Most=20
recently, Michaels has been chief executive of=20
Local TV, a chain of nine mid-size Midwestern=20
television stations acquired in May with the=20
backing of Oak Hill Capital, a private equity=20
firm run by Fort Worth investor Robert Bass.=20
Under Michaels, the chain has emphasized live=20
local newscasts as audience builders. Michaels,=20
55, last worked for Zell at Jacor Communications=20
Inc., a radio chain Zell bought in 1993 and sold=20
at a huge profit in 1998 to Clear Channel=20
Communications Inc. He helped build Clear Channel=20
into a network of 1,200 stations coast to coast.=20
But he had also alienated record companies by=20
exploiting the company's market strength to build=20
its concert business, forcing the industry to do=20
business with both units. Critics also blamed him=20
for homogenizing local radio, a reference to=20
Clear Channel's use of disc jockeys operating out=20
of a centralized location but projecting the=20
impression that they were locally based. Although=20
Michaels helped implement the policy at Clear=20
Channel, it is not certain he originated it.
http://www.latimes.com/business/printedition/la-fi-michaels20dec20,1,524...
4.story?coll=3Dla-headlines-pe-business
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FCC APPROVES INTELSAT/SERAFINA TRANSACTION
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The Federal Communications Commission has=20
approved the transfer of control of and six=20
subsidiaries of Intelsat - Intelsat LLC, Intelsat=20
North America LLC, Intelsat General Corporation,=20
Intelsat USA License Corp., PanAmSat Licensee=20
Corp., and PanAmSat H-2 Licensee Corp. - from=20
Intelsat's existing control group of four private=20
equity firms to Serafina, a newly-formed Bermuda=20
company indirectly controlled by BC Partners=20
Holdings Limited, a U.K.-based investment firm=20
organized under the laws of Guernsey, a British=20
Crown Dependency. Commissioner Michael Copps=20
said, "Today's decision substitutes one group of=20
private equity firms for another group of private=20
equity firms as owners of the world's largest=20
provider of fixed satellite services. While I=20
have no reason to believe that this latest group=20
of owners will operate the company with more or=20
less concern for the public interest than the=20
previous group, I concur in today's decision=20
because the Commission still has not conducted a=20
comprehensive investigation into the effects of=20
private equity investment on Commission=20
licensees. We need to start looking at these=20
important questions and we need to do so=20
quickly. We simply cannot discharge our public=20
interest responsibilities in a piecemeal=20
fashion. It is high time to conduct a general=20
analysis of how this significant change in our=20
commercial-financial system affects the ability=20
of the FCC to carry out its responsibilities and=20
then apply these principles to every private=20
equity transaction that comes before us."
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-220A1.doc
* More info at http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/intelsat-serafina.html
* Commissioner Copps
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-220A2.doc
* FCC clears Intelsat sale to private equity consortium for $16.4 billion
http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_7762058

PAPPAS TELECASTING TO 'ASSESS STRATEGIC ALTERNATIVES'
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Pappas Telecasting, the nation's largest=20
privately held TV group, said Wednesday that it=20
retained Moelis & Co. to "assess strategic=20
alternatives for the company," which will likely=20
result in the sale of "a portion" of its 27 TV=20
stations in 24 markets. According to statistics=20
from Nielsen, Pappas stations reach more than 16=20
percent of all U.S. television households. In=20
addition, the company owns or operates television=20
stations in markets reaching nearly 36 percent of U.S. Hispanic households.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514339.html?rssid=3D193
* Pappas Considering Selling Stations
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/12/19/daily.9/

GOOGLE-DOUBLECLICK DEAL NEARS APPROVAL
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Catherine Rampell]
The Federal Trade Commission is likely to approve=20
the proposed $3.1 billion merger of Google and=20
DoubleClick today or tomorrow. Separate from the=20
merger review, the FTC is also likely to request=20
public comments on privacy principles that all=20
online ad companies would have to follow.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/19/AR200712...
2445.html
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MORE NEWS FROM FCC

FCC EXTENDS AUCTION-PAYMENT DEADLINE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Federal Communications Commission gave=20
bidders in its upcoming spectrum auction another=20
week to make their upfront payments, correct=20
their applications and qualify to participate in=20
the Jan. 24 auction of 700 megahertz of spectrum=20
being reclaimed from broadcasters in the switch=20
to digital. Frontline Wireless asked for the=20
extension from Dec. 28, citing the holidays, and=20
the FCC complied, moving the date to Jan. 4. The=20
FCC said 266 applications were filed but only 96=20
were complete and accepted for filing. Those only=20
need to make their payments by Jan. 4 to be=20
eligible. The rest -- 170 of them -- will get=20
letters from the commission spelling out their=20
deficiencies. Those corrected applications must=20
be resubmitted along with payment by Jan. 4.=20
Google's application was in order, but among=20
those that still needed work were AT&T, Alltell, Cox Wireless and Qualcomm.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514043.html?rssid=3D193
* EchoStar among FCC wireless auction applicants
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Peter Kaplan]
The Federal Communications Commission auction of=20
700-megahertz spectrum auction is expected to=20
raise at least $10 billion for the U.S.=20
government from airwaves being returned by=20
television broadcasters as they move to digital=20
from analog signals in early 2009. The signals=20
are valuable because they can go long distances=20
and penetrate thick walls. Among the bidders are=20
Google and U.S. wireless providers AT&T and=20
Verizon Wireless, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen=20
and Qualcomm, and, as part of ownership of=20
Frontier Wireless, EchoStar. Bidding in the=20
FCC-run auction is scheduled to begin on Jan. 24.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKN19600286200...
19?feedType=3DRSS&feedName=3Dtechnology-media-telco-SP
* 700MHz spectrum auction draws Verizon, Chevron
One surprise applicant yet to complete its papers=20
is oil giant Chevron. Participation by Chevron in=20
the auction comes =93out of the blue,=94 said analyst=20
Jack Gold of J. Gold Associates. However, oil=20
companies and utilities are big wireless users,=20
so he can see why Chevron might be interested.=20
Chevron, like Google, is unlikely to actually=20
build a network, though, he said. =93I can see them=20
potentially winning but then becoming landlords,=20
renting it out,=94 he said. For both companies,=20
that decision wouldn't be based on the cost of=20
building a network but on the experience=20
required: Neither company has any history of=20
constructing and operating a wireless network, a complicated undertaking.
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/19/700MHz-spectrum-auction-draws-...
izon-Chevron_1.html
* Guess who=92s bidding for wireless spectrum?
http://techland.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/12/19/guess-whos-bidding-for-...
eless-spectrum/?section=3Dmoney_technology
* Many small companies look to bid in 700MHz auction
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/12/19/Many-small-companies-look-to-b...
in-700MHz-auction_1.html

FCC CLOSE TO RELEASING DTV-CONVERSION POLICIES
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Third Periodic Review of the Federal=20
Communications Commission=92s Rules and Policies=20
Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television=20
may be released as early as this week. Many=20
broadcasters are awaiting the report so that they=20
can have a final blueprint of the technical=20
procedures -- tower-siting, power and coverage=20
issues among them -- and complete the transition=20
to digital TV by the congressionally mandated=20
Feb. 17, 2009, date for the switch to digital.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514218.html?rssid=3D193

$10,000 FCC FINE FOR WLEX-TV LEXINGTON, KY
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
The Federal Communications Commission has fined=20
WLEX-TV in Lexington (KY) $10,000 for not putting=20
copies of its program/issues list in its public=20
file for an almost four-year stretch between 2001=20
and 2004. Stations are required to file a list of=20
the programs on issues of public importance they=20
have aired. The station told the FCC it=20
reconstructed the lists, filed them and took=20
steps to make sure it doesn't happen again. But=20
taking into account the number of missing files=20
and the length of the violation, the agency=20
concluded that it was willful and repeated and levied the fine.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6514162.html?rssid=3D193

QUICKLY

CONGRESS APPROVES PROVISION TO EXEMPT UNIVERSAL=20
SERVICE FUND FROM ANTIDEFICIENCY ACT
[SOURCE: US Senate Commerce Committee]
Congress approved a measure to exempt the=20
Universal Service Fund (USF) from the=20
Antideficiency Act (ADA) for another year. The=20
provision was included as part of an omnibus=20
appropriations bill (H.R. 2764) and would provide=20
relief from an accounting rule that would=20
otherwise delay important broadband funds from=20
being delivered to schools and libraries in a=20
timely fashion. This fix was first put in place=20
after application of the ADA resulted in millions=20
of dollars in delayed funding, which threatened=20
technology programs at countless schools across the nation.
http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=3DPressReleases.D...
il&PressRelease_id=3D249039

DIRECTV TO CARRY PUBLIC TV STATIONS IN HD
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Todd Spangler]
Starting next year, DirecTV will provide=20
high-definition feeds of local public television=20
stations to its subscribers after reaching a=20
10-year deal with the Association of Public=20
Television Stations and the Public Broadcasting=20
Service. The HD carriage marks the first time the=20
satellite operator will offer public TV=20
programming in digital format. DirecTV will carry=20
local public TV stations=92 HD feeds in markets=20
where it offers local HD programming. Currently,=20
the direct-broadcast operator offers local HD=20
channels in 68 markets, which according to=20
DirecTV represents 72% of U.S. TV households. In=20
addition, DirecTV will offer two new national=20
standard-definition digital channels with public=20
television programming and said it plans to work=20
with APTS and PBS also to offer new video-on-demand content.
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6514411.html
* Commissioner Adelstein
"I'm thrilled APTS, PBS and DirecTV reached this=20
historic carriage agreement. PBS and local public=20
television stations provide some of the most=20
exceptional public interest programming on TV,=20
including news, public affairs and children's=20
programming. DirecTV subscribers will benefit=20
from the high-quality and high-definition=20
programming they will see as a result of today's agreement."
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-279080A1.doc

MORE TV VIEWERS TURN TO WEB: POLL
[SOURCE: Reuters]
More television viewers are turning to the=20
Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes,=20
according to a new survey. In the past year,=20
YouTube has widened its lead as the top=20
destination for online videos, while search=20
engines and television networks have gained=20
ground. Approximately 65 percent of the 2,455=20
U.S. adults surveyed by Harris Interactive said=20
they have watched a video on YouTube, compared to=20
42 percent during the same time last year. More=20
than one-third of viewers overall and half of=20
those 18 to 24 said there is something they=20
really enjoy about discovering a cool video online.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSN1961913620071219

MICROSOFT, GOOGLE, YAHOO SETTLE GAMBLING CLAIMS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Diane Bartz]
Microsoft Corp, Google Inc and Yahoo Inc agreed=20
to a settlement worth $31.5 million to resolve=20
accusations that the companies promoted illegal=20
Internet gambling, the Justice Department said on=20
Wednesday. The companies were accused of=20
receiving money from online gambling businesses=20
to advertise illegal betting from 1997 through=20
2007. As part of the settlement, the companies=20
will pay cash to the U.S. government and provide=20
millions of dollars worth of public service=20
advertisements informing young adults and=20
teenagers that Internet gambling is illegal.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1962590520071219

IRAQI MEDIA BRAVES ASSAULT FROM ALL SIDES
[SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor, AUTHOR: Sam Dagher]
For the fifth year in a row, Iraq was the most=20
dangerous place in the world to be a journalist.=20
The New York-based Committee to Protect=20
Journalists reported this week that 31=20
journalists have died in 2007, one fewer than a=20
year ago. The media watchdog group said that 173=20
have died since 2003, including 49 media support=20
workers =96 the drivers, translators, and guards=20
who work for media companies and help report the=20
news. The vast majority of those killed are=20
Iraqis =96 who have not only been targeted by=20
insurgent groups but who also appear to be facing=20
a growing campaign of harassment, kidnapping, and=20
assault at the hands of government officials and=20
Iraqi politicians. Those working for print,=20
television, radio, and other outlets say they are=20
sometimes bribed to relay the views and=20
pronouncements of the organization that funds=20
their operations or paid off by politicians who=20
want positive coverage. Others say they face=20
ongoing pressure from the US military, as=20
illustrated by the case of award-winning=20
Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein, who=20
was accused by the US of being linked to=20
terrorists, a charge that his employer denies.
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1220/p06s01-wome.html

WEB-SAVVY TEENS PREFER THE GOOD OLD LANDLINE PHONE
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Janet Kornblum]
About 93% of teens in the USA are now online, and=20
they are so wired that some 64% have used the=20
Internet to post everything from videos to=20
essays, up from 57% at the end of 2004. But the=20
No. 1 method of communication for the most wired=20
generation ever? It's still the telephone =97 as in=20
landlines wired to a wall, says a new report on=20
teens ages 12 to 17 by the Pew Internet &=20
American Life Project, which tracks the USA's=20
online behavior. Teens don't drop old=20
technologies as they add new ones, "they just=20
communicate more," says Pew's Amanda Lenhart.=20
"And more frequently." Teens choose the proper=20
tool for each task, be it cellphone texting at a=20
noisy party, Facebook for a quick hello, instant=20
messages for multiple conversations, and seeing=20
friends in person to, well, talk. And some 28% of=20
online teens =97 mostly girls =97 are super=20
communicators, adept with a wide variety of=20
tools. Teens' least favorite tool across the board? E-mail.
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/life/20071220/bl_bottomstrip20.art.htm
* Pew: Phones, in-person strong with teens (Associated Press)
http://www.in-forum.com/ap/index.cfm?page=3Dview&id=3DD8TL0M3O0
* Teens and Social Media
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp
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