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Decentralization of Media – What It Means, and Is It Still True?

There used to be three major television networks, with local affiliates. Local and regional newspapers, along with their TV and Radio counterparts and the national news programs, dominated the flow of information on current events. The schools, encyclopedias, and major book publishing companies controlled the flow of other information. Entertainment media in the United States …

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MP3.com and the Rise of Online Social Media Platforms

“Social Media” is now the widely-accepted name for the latest trend in technology and interaction. Human behavior appears to have been forever changed in the second half of the past decade as technologies such as FaceBook and Twitter have invaded our daily lives. The cellular phone revolution has played a part in laying the groundwork …

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