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AcknowledgmentsxvFinally, we would like to thank the many individuals, families, organizations,and online communities that welcomed us into their midst andeducated us about their lives with new media. Although we cannot nameall the individuals who participated in our study, we would like to expressour gratitude to those whom we can name who facilitated our access tovarious sites and who acted as key “local” experts: Vicki O’Day for introducingHeather to Silicon Valley families; Tim Park, Carlo Pichay, andzalas for being Mizuko’s senpai in the anime fandom; Enki, Wurlpin,and all of KirinTheDestroyers for taking Rachel under their wing; TomAnderson, who helped danah get access to MySpace; the people ofYouTubia who spoke with Patricia and shared their videos; and all theyouth media, middle-school, and high-school educators who opened theirdoors to us.