**Exhibit10.5.13****FIRST AMENDMENT OF LEASE**     FIRSTAMENDMENT OF LEASE made this 21th day of January, 2005, by and between MERRITT 7VENTURE L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, with offices c/o Alben D. Phelps, Inc., 401Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 (“Landlord”) and HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC., a corporationhaving a place of business at 101 Merritt 7*,*Norwalk, Connecticut 06851 (Tenant”).**WITNESSETH:**     WHEREAS,Landlord and Tenant entered into a written Lease dated March 27, 2001 wherebyLandlord demised to Tenant certain space consisting of 10,711 gross leasable square feet(“Premises”) located on the Third Floor in the buildingknown as Building No. 1, 101 Merritt 7Corporate Park, Norwalk, Connecticut (the “Lease”); and     WHEREAS, Landlord and Tenant desire to increase the size of Premises to 14,211 gross leasablesquare feet by adding 3,500 gross leasable square feet located on the Third Floor of the Building(“Expansion Space”) and to amend the Lease to effectuate same upon the terms and conditionshereinafter set forth.     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein,Landlord and Tenant agree as follows:     1. This First Amendment of Lease is made effective January 1, 2006 (“Effective Date”).     2. Theterm “Premises” as defined in the Lease is amended to include the ExpansionSpace.     3. Exhibit Ais amended by adding Page 2: 3,500 SFR Third Floor, annexed hereto.     4. As of the Effective Date, Tenant shall pay Landlord Fixed Rent as follows for theExpansion Space: At the rate of $77,000.00 per annum (which is calculated at the annual rateof $22.00 per gross leasable square foot) commencing on the EffectiveDate through May 20, 2008.     5. As of the Effective Date, the first paragraph of Section 26.01 is deleted, and thefollowing new paragraph is substituted in its stead:
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     “**Section 26.01.** Landlord and Tenant agree that in addition to the annual Fixed Rent stated inSection 1.04 herein, Tenant shall be liable for the payment of its pro rata share of Landlord’sestimated “operating expenses” as hereinafter defined. Tenant’s pro rata share shall be deemed tobe 6.609% of the annual operating expenses for the Building. Said 6.609% is based upon 215,000square feet of gross leasable area in the Building of which 6.609% or 14,211 square feet of grossleasable area is demised to Tenant. Tenant’s pro rata portion of the operating expenses as of theTerm Commencement Date of this Lease shall be estimated at the rate of $10.50 per gross leasablesquare foot resulting in an annual sum of $149,215.50. Tenant shall be liable for the payment of $12,434.63 per month until Landlord notifies Tenant of Tenant’s new estimated pro rata payment ashereinafter provided.”     6. Tenant currently subleases the Expansion Space. Landlord shall give Tenant a retrofitallowance of $35,000.00 ($10.00 s.f.) for Tenant’s use in the Expansion Space. Tenant may usesaid allowance at any time prior to the Effective Date.     7. Tenant covenants, warrants and represents that there was no broker instrumental inconsummating this Lease Amendment other than CB Richard Ellis, Inc., and that noconversations or prior negotiations were had with any other broker concerning the renting ofthe Expansion Space. Tenant agrees to hold Landlord harmless and indemnify Landlord from alllosses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses including legal fees arising out of or inconnection with any claims for brokerage commission arising from this Lease Amendmentexcept for CB Richard Ellis, Inc. The terms and provisions of this Paragraph 7 shall survivethe expiration or termination of the Lease.     8. Landlord shall provide electrical service and Tenant shall pay Landlord, as of theEffective Date, for its electrical consumption as to the 3,500 gross leasable square feetdemised hereunder in accordance with the provisions of Article 24 of the Lease.     9. The Lease, and all the covenants, terms, agreements, conditions and provisionsthereof, as the same have been amended and modified by this First Amendment of Lease shallremain in full force and effect and, are hereby, in all respects, ratified and confirmed.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment of Lease as
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of the day and year first above written.       LANDLORD:       MERRITT 7 VENTURE L.L.C.       By: /s/ Sara B. Queen         Sara B. Queen       By: /s/ John P. Crosby         John P. Crosby       TENANT:       HARRIS INTERACTIVE INC.       By: /s/ Lynn A. Siverd         Lynn A. Siverd
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STATE OF NEW YORK )                                         ; )ss:COUNTY OFQUEENS   )     Onthis 15th day of February, 2005, before me, personally appeared Sara B.Queen who acknowledged herself be a Representative of the Executive Committee of MERRITT7 VENTURE L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company, and that she as such Representative of theExecutive Committee being authorized so to do, executed the foregoing instrument for the purposetherein contained, by signing the name of the company by herself as a Representative of theExecutive Committee.     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and official seal.     /s/ Anna M. Messineo     Commissioner of the Superior Court  Notary Public