The influence of blogging is overall a very positive force in the media.

I think, though, that people will read into a reporter's story a bias that they want to see in a reporter.

In a customer centric media plan, the influence of media to make a purchase becomes a key component to determining the allocations to the various options, as marketers refine their focus on consumers, media planning will require more insights on how consumers behave and less on gross audience estimates.

We're seeing this growing. The strongest part of their influence is on the media: if something online suddenly becomes a story in the local press, then it matters.

The media sector has been a bit weak, but there is not one particular influence for why it has been strong today.

It's really nice to see him mature and handle pressure and try to be a positive influence to everyone who is around him. I think he is getting there. That's the joy of teaching high school kids, seeing that maturity when you have seen them struggle in the past and then they get it together their senior year.