remember before facebook there was myspace and before myspace there was friendster and so on.i think google rightly believes their monopoly if they would use the word is not guaranteed and not set in stone and they are more likely to lose it ton retain it. how do you compete with free, not if you're an up and coming internet bit economy company but if you're an old line maybe even what you make can be given away on the internet but what you are is, say, microsoft. how do you compete with free? >> microsoft has had forty years of competing. microsoft was one of the first swear companies -- in the 19 '70s when it was created, the computer company was a hardware company. it was ibm. you buy the hardware and the software was free. and then microsoft -- bill greets wrote this famous letter to hobbyiests say you should pay for software and we won't continue to pay for it if it get for free and they intellectually competing people and the next step is piracy which is a form of the economy of the marketplace economics. the music industry if you don't make the market free the marketpla

but now, what is posted on sites like facebook and myspace is becoming potential evidence in a court of law. in tonight's cover story, jeff abell shows us why many attorneys are finding great value in digital dirt. >> for divorce attorney stacy labo siegel, finding the truth about the other spouse is a few clicks away. >> you can find out if there are properties not disclosed. perhaps bank accounts not disclosed. assets that aren't being disclosed. you can find out if there is some kind of criminal history that you don't know about. or hidden from a spouse. it is unbelievable. >> what used to take private detectives weeks to uncover, now takes siegel a few online minutes. >> it is an absolute gold mine of what you can find. >> four attorneys social networking sites, facebook and myspace, are providing a treasure trove of information. for example in a divorcing husband tells the judge he is broke. why is his new girlfriend online twittering about her new gift. if an accused drunk driver tells a judge he never drinks why do his face bikes tell a different story. what is intended to be

myspace if you look at myspace it looks terrible there are no uglier pages other than craig less. [laughter] but that is what people wanted. you can argue facebook by having authentication with the e-mail address it had a slightly higher signal to noise ratio it is less messy but her face but will have its problems as well but i will argue the biggest problem was not finding in advertising model that worked as well as the service. there is some analysis that suggested class that facebook was a call this phenomenon and myspace was not there is the age difference by think myspace had a very important to music component that it was the differential in quality in the beginning but it was blurred are like the fact there returning to the music routes and will do a better job of that. i would say the biggest problem was the problem that all of us have. they got complacent after it was successful they thought they had won the lottery and that was it they did not innovate and facebook innovative faster and i think the music component in particular they should have pushed harder and relief

reporter: at least 60% of the top 100 on-line retailers are using sites like facebook, twitter and myspace to reach consumers. scott silverman is the executive director for shop.org. >> the huge growth and the number of people that are participating in facebook and twitter, myspace so retailers, they've seen this growth happening for the last few years and they're really now beginning to figure out how they can use it for their business. >> reporter: one way is by offeing free products or discounts. sears gives its new face cast book -- facebook fans $10 in coupons. the wolf trap foundation for the performing arts gives away free tickets and other promotional items. >> we tend to do some contises via twitter and facebook asking them to talk about their favorite band on their schedule. >> reporter: fans get feedback from everything from the sound system to the lawn conditions to the food. the public relations manager says the interaction is profitable for them, too. >> last year was our highest grossing ticket sale season sales wise of all time. this year we have ten less shows and we're pr

did one of the men leave a chilling clue to the motive on his myspace page? >>> supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor heads to capitol hill to begin confirmation hearings. democrats call it a slam dunk but republicans warn she'll face some tough questions. >>> war of words. levi johnston, the father of alaskan governor sarah palin's grandson, says palin is

they are on facebook and myspace myspace. just click on audrey's story. >>> are you water aware? this is a question parents need to ask. in fact all summer long. in this week's living well report, some safety reminders for you. they could save young lives. >> reporter: the giant cascade of water at the center of great wolf lodge water park in williams burg is a kid's favorite along with the twisting turning slides. but all that gushing water provides an extra challenge to the life guards, especially when the park is at peak capacity with 1800 children a day. >> see what's gg on and de-- going on and decipher whether we have a child in trouble. because of the way the light bends. >> reporter: josh henderson says their guards are put through rigorous training and even undergo spot checks, but even the most attentive life guard can't take the place of the number one defense against drowning, mom and dad. >> life granddaughters guards are there to react. they can't provide direct supervision for every single child in the pool. that's the parents' responsibility. >> reporter: you shou

are you still active with the myspace?rrespond and i -- and i like to commiserate with the fans. i meet a lot of interesting people. the best way to re -- you know, to incite a reaction to me is boobs. if you send me breasts i will respond immediately. immediately. >> now, is that for women only or would that apply -- would i be able to -- i mean, would you react if i were to send you a shower shot or something like that? >> guillermo, do it. take a picture of your bustages and send them on over. >> after. >> after the show. okay. >> nice talking to you. [ laughter ] >> that was like a twitter conversation. >> exactly. but you -- do you meet the people? do you feel like they know you from interacting with you online? >> i do. i have had some interesting experiences even recently about three days ago. i'm in my car, i'm at a red light and a cop pulls up next to me. and, you know, you always get nervous for no reason whatsoever when there's a cop. the thing is i was nervous because i did have a body in my trunk. but he looks

a myspace page is being used in a well-known case right here in maryland. what that is tonight in our cover story digital dirt on fox 45 news at 10. >>> that woman who made the 911 call that led to the controversial arrest of a harvard professor is now speaking out. lucia whalen called police july 16th to report a potential break-in at the home of professor henry lewis gates. whalen was labeled a racist immediately by bloggers after the case broke. after the 911 tapes released -- the 911 tapes reveal she never mentioned race. >> and when i was called racist and i was a target of scorn and ridicule because of the things i never said, the criticism hurt me as a person, but it also hurt the community of cambridge. >> disorderly conduct charges against gates has since been dropped. >>> horses are running wild in the state of virginia. it's become a staple of course. ponies swim the channel from island to island. the whole swim talks about three minutes, give or take a minute. to manage the wild horse population, however, 80 or so horses are auctioned after this

did one of the men leave a chilling clue to the motive on his myspace page? >>> supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor heads to capitol hill to begin confirmation hearings. democrats call it a slam dunk but republicans warn she'll face some tough questions. >>> war of words. levi johnston, the father of alaskan governor sarah palin's grandson, says palin is resigning for the money and the palens are not please. it's not stopping him from being here for an exclusive interview today, monday, july 13th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good morning. welcome to "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer. >> i'm ann curry in for meredith vieira who has the morning off. this morning, the sad story you're talking about about two men being held on murder charges. the case rocked a quiet florida community. >> byrd and melanie billings had 16 children, many of those adopted with special needs. one of the men being held by police posted a chilling update on his myspace page on the day of the murder to say he was "making a move for humanity."

>> the huge growth in the number of people that are participating in facebook and twitter, myspace, so retailers, they have seen this growth happening for the last few years. and they're really now beginning to figure out how they can use it for their business. >> reporter: one way is by offering free products or discounts. sears gives its new facebook fans 10 bucks for coupons. gap regularly updates their shopping events. and one foundation gives away free tickets and other promotional items. >> we tend to do contests with twitter and facebook, asking them to recount their favorite wolf experience and asks them to you know talk about their favorite band. >> reporter: it gives information to the condition and the food. one source says that the action is profitable for them too. >> last yearwas the highest grossing ticket season, sales wise of all time. and this year there are 10 less shows, and we're pretty much on par with the ticket sales. >> reporter: the beauty is the ability to reach thousands of potential customers at the same time and in a cost-effective way. one bethesda based

. >>> myspace used to promote itself as a place for friends but now hoping to become more of a placeertainment. "the wall street journal" is reporting that the social network are site is going to put emphasis on music and videos in the coming months. that includes the expected addition of new features to transform its into an entertainment portal. myspace is already popular for bands to showcase music. >>> and if you think it's uncool to carry around a thumb drive with your important files now you can do it in style. calvin klein unveiled a new pair of sunglass was a built-in flash drive. the device has four gigs of memory so you can carry music, photos or any other data. they go on sale in october for about $200 [finally, a robot that can teach itself how to smile. researchers at the university of california/san diego developed this einstein robot that learned how to smile and make other faal expressions. inspired by how babies learn expressions the robot is programmed to experiment in front of a mirror. eventually learning how to control its motor expressions. the researchers say t

logon to twitter, facebook, myspace and tell us what you're thinking. we'll get it on the air. >>> she is 15. he is 86. her flight instructor and an original tuskegee airman. with his help, she became the youngest african-american female to fly solo across the country. in our special series "an african-american first" i will

that's on myspace. back to the twitter. >> it angers me that professor gates has portrayed himself as the only person who was hurt by this unfortunate incident. keep writing in. we are waiting for elaine if she has. we'll be back. r chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. stay tuned for this important medicare benefit information and free scooter guarantee. imagine... one scooter or power chair that could improve your mobility and your life. one medicare benefit that, with private insurance, may entitle you to pay little to nothing to own it. one company that can make it all happen ... great news. your power chair will be paid in full. the scooter store. why should you call the scooter store today? because their mobility experts are also medicare experts. and that means the scooter store is your best shot at qualifying for a scooter that costs you little to nothing. hi i'm doug harrison. at the scooter store, 97% of our medicare customers pay little to nothing out of pocket. how do we do it? we kn

. >>> myspace is making a play for the video game market. but talking to god through twitter. >> myspace looks to become a major player in online video games. they want to expand their the new game platform. it is part of a recent shift to becoming an entertainment portal. tivo released a so-called -- t mobil was the first to release a so-called google phone. we tested it out. what it is all lot better looking and a lot slimmer. there are some extras. it has support from microsoft exchange. there are trade-offs. is the physical keyboard. that is one way they got a dinner and lighter. it is far from perfect. it is available on august 5. sprint is running a new promotion that allows customers to dial up savings that the movie theaters. subscribers can scan in a bar code and it will print coupons but things like free candy port and operate for a bigger soda. remember to silence your so that during the movie. tweedy for careers. you can send your prayers by twitter. a new service promises to print your messages. remember to keep them to 140 char

. >> jimmy: myspace for awhile. >> uh-huh.u remember friendster. >> it's so embarrassing that trends on the internet and social networking sites, as if it's like pub that went out of fashion. everyone's like, "ugh, people don't go there anymore." [ laughter ] no one's on myspace anymore. >> jimmy: please. myspace? whatev. >> whatev. >> jimmy: yeah. hello. yeah. fist bump? yeah. well, speaking of being interactive, we have this thing on our show called "shared experiences." >> yes. >> jimmy: i was just wondering if you would like to take part in one last shared experience. >> i would love to. i need more of those. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: good. we can set up nerf guns. we played audience bowling. we hugged it out. and now to cap it all off, we will join together in the ultimate act of camaraderie. that's right, we're going to blow up balloons and let them fly away all at once. everyone look under your seats. you'll see some balloons. here's one for you. you got a blue one. >> nice. >> jimmy: kevin, you got yours? perfe

myspace is hoping to become more of a place for entertainment. the social networking site has been putting an emphasis on music and videos in the coming months. new features will help transform into an entertainment portal. it is second to youtube in online video is viewed. calvin klein is unveiling a new kind of sunglasses that has a built-in flash drive. the sunglasses go on sale in october for about $200. a robot can teach itself how to smile. researchers have developed this robot that has learned how to smile. inspired by how babies learn expression, it is programmed to experiment in front of a mirror. the researchers say their work could lead into insight on how humans learn facial expressions. for more information, log onto the tech page at abcnews.com. those are your tech bytes. i am vinita nair. >> they say you could not use that to get a driver's license in virginia. >> i am wondering where this robot technology is going. 5:23. >> police g a break in the killings of a florida couple. the alleged motive behind that. >> later on "oprah," t

get on myspace. the kids know in a very transparent way that i'm going, i'm on this too and i'm going to be one of your friends. or you cannot have this site. >> when do you start talking to your kids about this? >> the minute they have that cell phone. and you do it with different ages. first of all, with an 11-year-old, 12-year-old you might not want to be as explicit. so you might want to say if you ever see something that involves body parts that are covered by a bathing suit, that's what i always say, that's inappropriate and show me, tell me about it. with the older kids, they know exactly what sexting is because they may be involved in it and you need to start talking to them and letting them know, this is against the law. it may be child pornography. >> and this goes beyond just cell phones, too. we're talking like myspace, and facebook. in a sense, we have to let them know that once it's out there, it's out there. >> it's out there. and when parents say, well isn't that snooping if i go onto

. >>> dangerous gang fights send a teenager to a hospital for a posting on myspace. suzanne kennedy is live from columbia heights with more. >> it was at ts corner and northwest washington that the world social networking site and girls gangs collided, making for a very dangerous combination. this is the myspace page that the police say lead to violence between two girl gangs. authorities say from this housing complex was armed and looking for a 16-year-old girl last night. they thought she was responsible for lies being posted on the social networking site. >> it is crazy. >> jamie charles watched from her porch as the fight unfolded. >> i looked, and they had hammers and sticks and stuff, walking down the street, calling at the other girls. then they started coming up to them, swinging sticks and stuff. swinging the hammers. >> the victim was stabbed four times and hospitalized overnight. the police have identified a suspect, saying that she is an adult resident of northwest d.c. authorities say girl gangs can be dangerous. >> there is always able of love concerned

myspace ranks third for the highest percentage of tips for all websites in the month of may.y for gangs in the recruitment of new members. >> this type of venue is a perfect place. to show them an alternate life-style and draw them into your cause. >> detective john bureaus is an gang investigator. considered an expert in the field. >> this is a national membership card to apply for. >> all that is needed is a burning desire to belong. >> put the bait on the hook and swing it out there. and after you swing it out there. you wait. >> there is no need to travel, or be face-to-face to learn the life-style. when everything you need to know is at your fingertips. >> they don't have to put forth a lot of effort to recruit children. they put it up on their page and off they go. >> information is power. we went to "youtube", and with little to no effort found a how to video on the crip walk and i was not the first. this video had seen 4 million hits. all it takes is one person, who wants to prove themselves. taking what they have learned online, and applying it. that's how most neigh

profile and this was made in california where myspace is based so they can drag you across the countryf you hurt someone else's feelings using the internet. andrew: the reason it is in california is because that's where the server was that the woman used in st. louis. switching gears, david, there is a portion of this bill that violates the provision of double jeopardy, a constitutionally guaranteed clause that says the government can't try you twice for the same crime. it's in the constitution, because the brittish king used to try colonists over and over again until he got a conviction, but as i understand it, this law, if passed, this bill, if passed, would let the federal government try someone who has already been tried in state court and found guilty, because the federal prosecutors don't think the state courts punished him enough. now, how the heck does that square with our constitutional rights? >> well, it doesn't, but that's not a concern to people who are supporting this particular legislation, so if you commit a crime, and a jury finds you guilty, and you're sentenced to te

so many of you have been writing me with your twitters, your tweets and your myspace and facebook. he was fired for this, by the way. get this. he was upset that he was fired. so he sued the federal protective services. he says they failed to train him properly on the use of x-ray machines. now, what the heck does that have to do with sleeping? we don't know. get this. he won. he won the suit. here is another example, by the way. no video to show you on this one that we have been gathering throughout the day. >>> a female investigator placed an infant in a baby carrier. the guard allowed the baby, the baby in the carrier, to go through the x-ray machine. the guard wasn't paying attention. the good news for the baby is and for the guard, i suppose, the machine was not on. the machine was not on when the baby went through it or it would have harmed the baby. we'll be following this. a little later on, mike brooks is going to be joining me and talking about why possibly security is as lacks as these incidents seem to suggest it is. stay with us. people notice my love for animals. my s

unlike him, we have received that message from so many people on facebook, myspace, twitter, in my e-mail, people who work here, people who know people who work here. michael jackson, a unique talent and an eccentric performer who was suffering from an incredibly common problem, an apparent dependence on pain killers and other prescription drugs. i could show you many of the cnn reports that make this painfully obvious to anybody. i want to talk to you about something else, something i know about personally as well in my own life, because somebody in our family died because essentially she was hooked on prescription drugs. who does that happen to? you would be surprised. millions and millions of americans, some of which you know but are afraid to confront. let's say it as it is. watch this clip now from larry king last night. >> if you look at the data between 1999 and 2004, prescription pills fatal zoe overdoses have doubled. this is a big deal. >> the national drug policy control office pegged this problem, you ready for this? even higher. 15 million americans, they say, abuse prescript

and they say there are 52 million people on myspace, and that's a nation. i shudder to see what that is. tavis: speaking of one's perspective, you are either a genius, doing stuff like this, doing yourself or distributing yourself. you are either a genius or a hater of the industry, a hater of the way things ought to be done. tell me the strategy behind what you are doing these days. >> first of all, there is no hate involved. i welcome the industry to stay and remain the way it is. it's good when i am sitting talking to someone like anita baker, we can point to the industry as the way we don't want to do it anymore. we don't believe in free goods. we don't believe in, you know, 90% of the contract the way it's written now. we don't believe in 360 deals, anyone that signs one of those, is absolutely crazy. but it's a free country and you can do what you want. the thinking is to introduce a new artist to the world, someone who is dear to me, her music soothes me. i am not a big fan of male vocalists. i usually when i do ballads, i use my higher register. bec

let's start over here, if we can, on myspace. chris says yes, the nfl should allow michael vick back. after all, leonard little got a second chance and he killed someone. then over here to the other side, let's go to my twitter page. if other people can't get jobs because they have been convicted of a felony, why should michael vick? there you go. two contrasting opinions. we thank you for both. >>> a trial continues today in arkansas, a trial for an accused child molester. a man who calls himself a minister. but is he really a cult leader and a rapist as well? his name is tony alamo. in 1991, he made headlines, charged with threatening a judge. since then, much like a heat rash that won't go away, he's been accused of trafficking underaged girls across state lines for sex. now, we have been monitoring his trial and have seen a parade of women lately come forward to say they were forced to marry him when they were just little girls. by the way, they also say their parents looked the other way because they were part of it. i recen

over to myspace, where the conversation continues on this topic, a lot of people get riled up about this one. tasha, no, i don't believe he has to show his birth certificate on tv. that's crazy. then he's pandering to those people. how come they are making an issue about this with him in they would never do this with anyone else those are your opinions, we appreciate them and we'll continue to share. when we come back, we're going to be talking about a very serious statement that is made by former lieutenant colonel about an american who is being held captive right now. it is, to say the very least, extremely controversial. (man) i'm rethinking everything... including who i trust to look after my money. ♪ (woman) the dust might be settling... that's great, but i'm not. ♪ (second man) i guess i'm just done with doing nothing, you know? ♪ (third man) oh, i'm not thinking about moving my money. i am moving it. tdd# 1-800-345-2550 good choice. only meineke lets you choose the brake service that's right for you. and save 50% on pads and shoes. meineke. >>> welcome back to the "cnn newsroom."

of developers trying to get on myspace and build their apes and said, don't do that. facebook opened upped and said we will do that. they became the hottest thing. and they're waiting to be that to apple. >> what about tech. >> i think you need to diversify in tech, by smas, buy semiconductors. i'm bullish on apple. i'm long apple for the reasons we just talked about. we have the consumer coming in in september. there's a lot of reason to be long tech. >> you should be bullish on apple. my clients have been bullish on apple. the biggest concern from apple, can they encroach and steal business from blackberry? i'm a blackberry user and saw 34ing earnings they weren't able to get that corporate -- >> buy multiples. if you buy tech stocks buy them cheap. i wouldn't want to buy tech stocks at 20, 30 times earnings and not overpay and try to get a dividend yield. >> they have been overpaying. that's the problem with bull markets they never let you in. whatever. >> who's -- >> bill smead here. >> 10 seconds. >> we own at&t and verizon. we would rather be owning the service,

you just spoke about it with my page -- myspace account.ing about his daughter and getting his daughter soon. i just wondered, you know, had they checked into that and how do they know it's not true. >> let's clarify that as well. rob, what is the family situation? >> okay. this is pat gonzalez's first marriage. and that -- >> junior. >> pat gonzalez jr. and has a daughter, 8 years old. they live, the ex-wife and the daughter live down in sarasota, just south of tampa, st. pete. they are fine. they had nothing -- his claims on his -- i'm not sure if his facebook or myspace -- had nothing to it. but then of course he made up all of these friends that he supposedly had. and we know that wasn't the case either. so here's a man who's living in his own little world. so a claim that he got money from bud billings to set up his kung fu studio, i don't know. take it with a grain of salt. maybe a whole shaker. >> mike brooks, let's get mike in on this, then we'll tack a quick break. mike, what do you make of that? as you'd mentioned and rob mentione

goo to twitter, myspace, or facebook and we'll get your comments on.> join me at 7:30 right here in the newsroom for a live panel discussion on issues over race and the controversy over the henry louis gates arrest. we'll talk to an interesting group of people who are going to be very

be careful what you put on facebook or myspace. because what you say in a moment of anger or a moment of upset, stays there. and can haunt you. so what should you do? any time you want to post anything that might be a little out there, take your time. sleep on it. you can always post the next day. and on the job front, be discreet. don't trash your ex-employer, ever. i'm clark howard for more smart tips, go to cnn.com/hln/clarkhoward. >> get more great consumer advice from clark howard every saturday and sunday at noon and 4:00 p.m. eastern on hln. he'll help you save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. >>> president obama says police in cambridge, massachusetts, acted stupidly when they arrested a respected harvard scholar. but the officer at the center of controversy said he won't apologize. your view, next. >>> 1:30 eastern time, welcome back. the mayor of cambridge, massachusetts, is meeting with the city's police chief today, to discuss the recent arrest of harvard professor, henry louis gates jr. gates was arrested

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and a myspace blog where she openly discussed her insecurities about her looks and weight and also dissed not just allen's path that inspires such a loyal following, but also her vulnerability. she sings about being hurt by her lovers and by her father, an actor who left home when she was about 4. ♪ you used the word contradictory, and you toggle back and forth between sometimes being sort of the wounded lover and sometimes being incredibly cynical. >> yeah. but that's who i am. as a person, you know? i like to go around -- i'm one of the most confident person -- i really stand up for myself and female empowerment and whatever. i'm realistic. i'm like, look after me, be nice to me. so, yeah. but that's real. that's how i feel. ♪ >> allen's lifestyle including her hard partying she frequently complained of being ragged during our twitter hunt -- i can see how it's fun. >> it's real fun with hangover. >> has created something of a tabloid frenzy. one that got so out of control that allen took the british media to court and got a restraining order. >> i walk down the street and there would b

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at 4:00 eastern, your tweets, your messages on facebook, on myspace, and we'll be holding back some of the guests as well. < >>> jeff toobin got a mention during those hearings. i don't know if you noticed. we will have that for you in a little bit. our legal analyst will be joining me here in just a little bit to take us through the sotomayor hearings. but first, i want to get some of your reactions on the record as well because so many of you, after watching what happened today and now listening to that story we just did moments ago about former vice president dick cheney, have sent us your comments. let's share some of those. go to the twitter board, if we possibly can. art is saying aren't we supposed to go after the leaders, the al qaeda leaders? i'm glad cheney had a plan. why did l.p. and obama stop him? cheney's actions are a matter of interpretation of the law. was the omission vital to national security or not? my good friend and loyal viewer, mike, says obama gets hit in the polls and the subject once more reverts to dick cheney. obama's lackeys are nauseatingly predictable.

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virginithe president will tae questions from the audience here in virginia as well as from facebook, myspace, and to order. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the governor of virginia tim kaine. >> thank you very much. thank you. please have a seat. northern virginia community college is the second largest community college in the united states. and it's the largest trainer of health care work for professionals in the washington metropolitan area. i want to thank bob and glenda, the chancellors of the community college playing host today. we're joined by numerous elected officials. we have federal, state, and local, from the board of supervisors to u.s. senators here on such an incredible topic. were glad to have them. the president has had plenty to do in the last five months, working to bring our american economy that, properly a range are frears with the world and make our kids safe, create equity for women. he's not failed to pay attention to virginia. he has not failed to pay attention to fairfax county. in february he and i stood together at the eastern edge of the fairfax parkway and

we reach out and touch them using twitter, facebook, myspace for all of our shows. we syndicate content via hulu. >> are more people watching on computer screens and mobile devices than on tv screens? >> no, about 90% of video viewing was on a television set last year. >> why all the attention? >> the field is growing. we still see the tv as the primary source for our content. it is growing. that 1% is significant. we do see growth in the digital space. we see it as complementary or additive to our viewership instead of cannibalistic. at the end of the day, tv is about great storytelling. the consumers are still going to want that. it may be more fragmented as to where they get the stories. but we see the tv industry as strong. we're out there touching consumers every day. it is a great place to be, especially as digital continues to grow. we see it as a growing business. >> how do you protect your product? >> digital rights management? we make sure the product as well secured for our studios so it does not get pirated. when it does happen, we try to stop it as fast

. >> people look me up on facebook, myspace, stuff like that. from all over the world, like china, austria, different places like that. >> when i first saw it i thought, you know, this is something comedic, you may laugh a day or two and it will be gone but every time it's on the tv it explodes again. >> reporter: for boyd it's not all about the attention. it's about what these pink boxers did for his unit. >> of course they gave me a lot of hard time so i mean, i helped the morale around there. >> reporter: 6:12. chilly weekend. we'll find out if a warm-up is on the way. let's go to justin berk. >> thank you. 6:12. might have been a little cool at the pool but this morning it's even chillier. first off, fog advisory through 9:00 a.m. that is carroll, fredrick county, points westbound. had pretty thick fog formed. it's not widespread but there are spots where visibility is pretty low. locally temperatures check out like this -- 55 in york, pennsylvania. 60 hagerstown. we're in that range with 59 here in baltimore. it jumps to 64 in easton where

just what i do, kenneth eastbridge, since convicted of con piring to murder another soldier, said on myspace. mood enraged, things i like, violence, death, destruction. >> we need to look for closely at individuals, at units, and the environments and communities where our soldiers work and live. >> reporter: robber marko, accused of raping and sliting the throats of a mentally disabled 19-year-old girl announced i'm becoming a cold hearted killer and can kill without mercy or reason. not everyone was that blatant, but 11 of the 14 alleged murderers had records of drug or alcohol abuse. less than half received help from the army. david martin, cbs news, the pentagon. >> couric: on capitol hill today, more questions for supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republican senators repeatedly asked for her views on abortion and gun rights. she refused to give her personal opinion. but she did say supreme court precedent holds that women have a, quote, right to privacy in terminating their pregnants in certain circumstances. the hearings are expected to wrap up tomorrow with a full vote early next

. >> they need to look at their myspace, see who their friends are. >> that is exactly the advice that they give, after serving time in federal prison, he found a program to help kids stay out of gangs. >> ask themselves the question, this could happen to my child. let me pay more attention to my child and who he is hanging out with, the videos he listens to. >> everyone touched by this, they are key to combating the gangs. >> they need to be aware that they could be their kids. and just as easy as it was our kids. >> and mary, wjz eyewitness news. >>> they cannot comment on the case because of the lawsuit, the 16-year-old, they are charged with throwing the punch. they will be tried as an aadult. the 14-year-old is also charged. now, the latest to the christopher jones area. >>> before you go to the atm, they have a warning for you. and they say to be on the alert for skimming devices like the one that is shown here. and they were placed over an existing bank and the marine and to record the information out there on your cards. and a hidden camera that video tapes your pin number. and

we have seen facebook overtake myspace. it is the top trafficked social network. we have also seen the emergence of twitter, which hardly existed a year ago and is the third most traffic social media destination. >> how do you make money with twitter? >> that is the $1 million question. there's a lot of focus on that issue right now. we have seen facebook get into a little trouble with this issue, because they are trying to bring ads into that community, sir of ads, and in that process they are getting more aggressive with what they are doing with the data they are taking for all the community that uses facebook. we saw this just a couple of months ago when they attempted to change their terms of service. there was nothing short of a revolt on the part of users to those efforts. >> is it fair to say that craigslist is old media? >> good question. craigslist, the phenomenon has been one of the most significant developments we have seen over the last five years. it is now a $100 million business, but it has destroyed the classified business at the newspapers used as

advertisers are also targeting othesocial networking sites like facebook and myspace. >>> is apple ready for this round of trouble? more on a virus alert that could cripple your favorite tech toy. laura evans is back with your top five. >> number one tonight computer security experts say an iphone's virus is said to be released today via text message. if you get one with a single square character, turn your phone off immediately. it's supposed to be so bad hackers could take over your phone remotely. number four, mass key toe bites, -- mosquito bites might be good for you. scientists arerying to develop a vaccine for malaria. it kills nearly one million people each year. number three may easy your allergy suffering. doctors say it as takes a few minutes, isn't painful and is fda approve. the laser emits a digitized signal that changes the body's response electrically to allergies. number two, class may not be in session but prince george's county schls are still serving up free meals to students in need. kids can get breakfast and lunch at nine schools. the idea is to give them the nutri

we started off as a myspace band and just creating -- they allowed us to create a fan base across theever able to go on tour. >> almost 3 million listens on myspace to your music. absolutely fantastic. you are part of the jonas brothers' tour. and you're also featured in a movie. you have a single in this movie band slam. >> we have a song called where are you now and we shot the first video for it and it comes out tomorrow on myspace. >> and tonight jonas brothers, you hit the stage at 7:00 when the show opens. opening for a band like that, is it a thankless task? because you've got your own following as well and a lot of folks are there to see the jonas brothers, how does that play with you meantally and how do address that? >> the jonas brothers are a incredible example of a headlining artist that give us the advantages that most opening bands wouldn't have and the fans are incredible and open their arms to us so it's the best opportunity. >> so you're going to perform for us in a moment. then later on you have an in store appearance. >> at 2:00 p.m. we're doing ain store performan