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This item speaks for itself. "We discovered blogs in the U.S. in 2001 and wanted to adapt this formidable means of expression for our rising generation," said Skyrock CEO Pierre Bellanger. "The classroom was formerly a closed place but, with mobile phones, it becomes a recordable, open place. The adults do not like it and are lost there." And, "The internet is the most important medium for school kids in France," said Six Apart's Le Meur. "The young people are not used yet to traditional media. They were already sharing everything on instant messaging, so blogs are just natural for them -- the problem is, nobody told them they could not criticize their teachers."

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