Amount social media ad spending is expected to hit in 2015: $8.3 billion
Amount of Facebook's ad revenues last year: $1.68 billion

Number of user accounts in the Sony Online Entertainment network that may have personal details stolen: 24.6 million

TV Ownership Drops
The economy and digital alternatives have caused more Americans to tune out their TV sets, The Nielsen Co. reports.

In a report released Tuesday, Nielsen estimated the number of U.S. households with TVs to be 114.7 million, down from 115.9 million in 2011 — a decline to 96.7% from 98.9%.

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- Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Daybook Welcomes our New Subscribers and Contributors:

Marva Bailer, IBM;

Michael Grantz, Homeless Pets Are A Drag;

Benjamin Yampolsky, ASI;

Pat Lottier, Atlanta Tribune;

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Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School is staging a concert May 21 to raise funds to help rebuild its sister schools in Haiti. HaitiPalooza features several bands, including local notables Francine Reed, the Uncle Mike Band and Oryx & Crake, as well as music, t-shirt and Haiti photo sales. Tickets are $15 at the door of the Fine Arts Building, 805 Mt. Vernon Hwy. NW, Atlanta, 30327. Call 404-303-2150 ext. 282 from more info.

Leadership DeKalb has named Katherine Mason as its new Director of Communications. An award-winning publicist, Mason will be in charge of managing all internal and external communications for Leadership DeKalb, including outreach and engagement with the community, members, board and donors. She will work to promote the mission of Leadership DeKalb and position the organization as a premier leadership development program in the metro Atlanta region.

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