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Daily Must Reads, May 25, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. Will readers keep reading The Times-Picayune after it kills its print version? (Poynter) 2. Big networks sue over feature that lets you skip TV ads (Hollywood Reporter) 3. Google removes 250,000 search links every week over copyright concerns (GigaOm) 4. Facebook launches 'Instagram-style' camera app...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, May 24, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Apple denies price-fixing charges in U.S. e-book lawsuit (Reuters) 2. Amazon bans spam at Kindle Store (PaidContent) 3. Non-profit launches campaign to send 1 million e-books to Africa (Mashable) 4. Esquire to enter the e-book market with men's fiction (NYT) 5. What people are reading...
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Daily Must Reads, May 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. Times-Picayune to end daily publication, ramp up web presence (Forbes) 2. How the Financial Times is doing with its mobile web app (PaidContent) 3. The New Yorker to serialize a short story on Twitter, starting tonight (New York Observer) 4. Proposed legislation in New York...
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Daily Must Reads, May 18, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Thanks to IPO, Zuckerberg is now wealthier than Google founders (Bloomberg) 2. Why Warren Buffett is snapping up newspapers (PaidContent) 3. How Facebook should spend its IPO money (Mashable) 4. Twitter implements do not track privacy option (NYT) 5. 52% of media pros say they...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, May 17, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. E-book pricing lawsuit moves ahead (via NYT) 2. Authors have ramped up writing pace to meet feverish e-book demand (Christian Science Monitor) 3. Debating the right price for digital books (Columbia Journalism Review) 4. Screenplay for upcoming Wes Anderson movie will come out as e-book...
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Daily Must Reads, May 17, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Want to buy Facebook shares now? You may be too late (Reuters) 2. 15 key stats on Facebook's analytics (Experian) 3. Pinterest snags big-time investor in Japan (AllThingsD) 4. Pinterest tries email to keep users engaged (PaidContent) 5. Turner Broadcasting invests in Funny or Die...
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Daily Must Reads, May 16, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. E-book pricing lawsuit moves ahead (NYT) 2. General Motors plans to pull the plug on its Facebook ads (WSJ) 3. Despite its huge population, Google+ is a 'virtual tumbleweed town' (Businessweek) 4. Bitly may be launching a real-time viral search engine (The Verge) 5. Flipboard...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, May 15, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Students with computer science degrees are in high demand this year (Bloomberg) 2. Libraries in this county are buying, not leasing, e-books (Boing Boing) 3. Tax increase could bring iPads to classrooms in S.C. (Island Packet) 4. Teacher behind Calif. school's iPad program gets laid off (NBC) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, May 15, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Former head of Murdoch U.K. newspaper empire faces charges in hacking scandal (NYT) 2. Facebook bumps up its share price (Washington Post) 3. Should This American Life fact-check David Sedaris stories? (Poynter) 4. With a new CEO in place, can Yahoo focus on becoming a...
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Daily Must Reads, May 14, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Following resume snafu, Yahoo CEO to step down (AllThingsD) 2. Google's head of news compares newspapers to Yahoo (GigaOm) 3. A collection of how-to links for Pinterest users (The Buttry Diary) 4. How Facebook can keep growing: Be the best search engine, ever (Adweek) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, May 11, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Google wins 763 domain names containing the word 'google' (The Next Web) 2. Twitter buys tech, talent of personalized email marketing service (TechCrunch) 3. HBO partners with weekly newsmagazine "Vice" (Variety) 4. Orange County Register plans another news mob (Romenesko) 5. How Atlantic Media evolved...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, May 10, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Why kids' e-book sales are surging (PaidContent) 2. What happens to digital books when we die? (NYT) 3. Libraries in this county are buying, not leasing, e-books (Boing Boing) 4. How to make reading e-books as addictive as playing Angry Birds (PaidContent) 5. Web app...
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Daily Must Reads, May 10, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. How much is past hacking costing News Corp now? (PaidContent) 2. Facebook launches app store (VentureBeat) 3. The best time to post links on certain social networks (Poynter) 4. The many ways journalists can use Pinterest (Buttry Diary) 5. Will SoundCloud be the Instagram for...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Twitter takes a stand against warrant-less request for protester's data (Forbes) 2. People turn to mobile for "just-in-time" information, Pew finds (Pew) 3. Al Jazeera English to close bureau in China after government refuses to renew press credential (TVNewser) 4. Google+ Hangouts on Air goes...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, May 8, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Michigan House OKs the expansion of cyber charters (Detroit Free Press) 2. DC parents want schools to invest in e-book collections, e-readers (WaPo) 3. Want to learn how to launch a startup? There's a school for that (ReadWriteWeb) 4. Chat: Skills journalists need to work for niche sites...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook may be behind the decline of news-reader apps (TechCrunch) 2. Will social media help George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin case? (Poynter) 3. Inside Hulu's first original scripted show (Lost Remote) 4. Tumblr dives into the world of curation with Storyboard (Mashable) 5. The...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Warren Buffett says he may buy more newspapers (Telegraph) 2. Revenue at Washington Post's newspaper division down 8 percent from last year (Poynter) 3. Tumblr's first copyright lawsuit (PaidContent) 4. Why kids' e-book sales are surging (PaidContent) 5. Wemple: Politico fosters "post-first, check-later" attitude (Washington...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook IPO to start trading May 18 (AllFacebook) 2. LinkedIn to buy SlideShare for $119 million in cash and stock (The Next Web) 3. Facebook will add photo filters for all phones (The Next Web) 4. How to make reading e-books as addictive as playing...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, May 3, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Google Books copyright case back in court (PaidContent) 2. Microsoft sinks $300 million into a venture with Barnes & Noble (CNN) 3. Target stops selling Kindle e-readers (NYT) 4. E-book sales in the UK shot up by 366% last year (Guardian) 5. Six things consumers...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Google Books copyright case back in court (PaidContent) 2. Target stops selling Kindle e-readers (NYT) 3. Pinterest plans to expand with local-language sites (PaidContent) 4. Amazon eyes the sitcom business (AllThingsD) 5. When are YouTube cover songs legal? (Wired) 6. How journalists can be personable...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Twitter CEO is confident the company will grow (Wired) 2. 22 percent of Millenials read a paper at least every other day (Poynter) 3. Christian Science Monitor sees revenue jump after 3 years of Web-first model (Poynter) 4. When Twitter users behave like journalists (Nieman...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, May 1, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Why you should pursue data journalism (GigaOm) 2. Ownership of falling-bear photo taken by a student is settled (Poynter) 3. A discussion on whether students should learn how to code (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) 4. Access to iMessage on iPads may distract students in the classroom (Salt Lake Tribune)...
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The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Digital newspaper circulation increases 63 percent from a year ago (PaidContent) 2. Facebook now encourages users to share organ donor status on their pages (NYT) 3. Ownership of falling-bear photo snapped by student is settled (Poynter) 4. Are apps the answer for the TV industry?...
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Daily Must Reads, April 30, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Microsoft and Barnes & Noble team up in e-book venture for Windows (PaidContent) 2. Local TV stations must post data about political advertising online, FCC says (The Wrap TV) 3. Pass the popcorn: Spending on home entertainment on the rise (The Hollywood Reporter) 4. The...
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Daily Must Reads, April 27, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Rupert Murdoch apologizes for hacking scandal (NYT) 2. Providence sells its stake in Hulu, company valued at $2 billion (Bloomberg) 3. Redbox revenue grows 39 percent in the first quarter (LAT) 4. Gawker still embraces anonymous commenters as other media orgs push them away (Gawker)...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, April 26, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Infographic: 19 percent of U.S. adults own e-readers (GalleyCat) 2. What the e-books lawsuit filed by the DOJ may mean for consumers now (CNN Money) 3. 3M launches e-book lending service, including the hardware and apps (Engadget) 4. Book trailer pokes fun at the concept...
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Daily Must Reads, April 26, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Ruling expected for U.S. soldier accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks (CBS News) 2. Study: Newspaper web traffic increased 4.4% in the first quarter (Romenesko) 3. Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms on re-inventing journalism (PaidContent) 4. The first mobile app to integrate with Pinterest...
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Daily Must Reads, April 25, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Instagram for Android reaches 10 million downloads in 22 days (The Next Web) 2. Boston Globe temporarily takes down pay wall to draw more subscribers (PaidContent) 3. Murdoch: People should not "take my tweets too seriously." (The Hollywood Reporter) 4. The importance of click-through rates...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, April 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. School districts in Chicago turn to iPads to trim textbook costs (Chicago Tribune) 2. Georgia Tech leaders mull textbook rentals and e-books over buying hard copies (Florida Times-Union) 3. Pulitzer-winning photojournalist to students: Instagram is a game changer (UC Berkeley News Center) 4. 8 ways for news organizations...
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Daily Must Reads, April 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook's yearly revenue growth up 45%, but down from last quarter (AllThingsD) 2. Netflix ends the first quarter with nearly three million more streaming clients (NYT) 3. Atlantic Media plans to hire 25 for its digital-only business site (AdWeek) 4. Fact or myth? Targeted web...
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Daily Must Reads, April 23, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. NBC corrects Zimmerman snafu - just not on the air (NYT) 2. Pinterest hype peaks but growth could be slowing (TechCrunch) 3. Twitter users in France use 'offbeat code' to share early election tallies (NYT) 4. National Enquirer launches its own iPad app (minOnline) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, April 20, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Global revenue from mobile ads and content expected to hit $67 billion (PaidContent) 2. The case for tweeting 'Who is Dick Clark?' (Atlantic) 3. FourSquare aims to launch a paid-media platform in the summer (Advertising Age) 4. Most web-only news sites in Europe survive for...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, April 19, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Publishers could reach settlement with 50 states in e-books case (PaidContent) 2. Canadians file their own e-books lawsuits against publishers (PaidContent) 3. An explanation of why e-books cost so much (CNET) 4. Amazon gets right to publish e-book editions of James Bond novels (AppNewser) 5. How...
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Daily Must Reads, April 19, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Publishers could reach settlement with 50 states in e-books case (PaidContent) 2. NBC will stream live all 30-plus sports in upcoming summer Olympics (NYT) 3. California's lieutenant governor snags gig at Current TV (NYT) 4. Spotify teams up with Coca-Cola to draw more users (Businessweek)...
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Daily Must Reads, April 18, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Julian Assange launches talk show on Russian television (NYT) 2. Father of the world wide web urges people to demand their personal data from Google, Facebook (Guardian) 3. Hulu's paid subscription service hits 2 million users (GigaOm) 4. More people are watching TV shows on...
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Daily Must Reads, April 17, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Online media among 2012 Pulitzer winners (Nieman Lab) 2. "The Huffington Post won a Pulitzer Prize Monday. The world didn't end." (PaidContent) 3. The term "Tumblr" expected to eclipse "blog" by year's end in Google searches (TPM) 4. Foursquare has 20 million registered users. How...
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Daily Must Reads, April 16, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Julian Assange to launch talk show on Tuesday (Huffington Post) 2. Pew: 1 in 5 American adults is not on the web (TechCrunch) 3. An inside look at how California Watch developed an award-winning project (Poynter) 4. How to spot a fake Facebook profile (ReadWriteWeb)...
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Daily Must Reads, April 13, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Barnes & Noble hit hard by e-books antitrust case (WSJ) 2. Apple denies collusion in e-books case (AllThingsD) 3. Newspaper rescinds job offer after journalist posts about it online (Jim Romenesko) 4. How to avoid getting fired for your personal journalism blog (10,000 Words)...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, April 12, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Who should consumers root for in DOJ's e-book lawsuit? (GigaOm) 2. Attorney General Eric Holder comments on e-books lawsuit (Washington Post) 3. Amazon's digital sales increased 29% in the first quarter (GalleyCat) 4. Can e-books help save the planet? (National Geographic) 5. Graphicly shuts down...
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Daily Must Reads, April 12, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Who should consumers root for in DOJ's e-book lawsuit? (GigaOm) 2. Patch editor-in-chief Brian Farnham to leave the company (Business Insider) 3. Magazines' first-quarter ad revenues down 4.2% (minOnline) 4. The Bay Citizen to end its relationship with NYT (Poynter) 5. Spotify partners with Rolling...
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Daily Must Reads, April 11, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1.YouTube adds pay-per-view to live streaming (GigaOm) 2. Trust in online ads grows while trust in ads in traditional media falls (TechCrunch) 3. Can other stand-up comics duplicate success of Louis C.K.'s distribution model? (Fast Company) 4. LinkedIn launches tools to help businesses target followers (Online...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, April 10, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Guardian to enter into the business of journalism training (Press Gazette) 2. Intel to launch StudyBook tablet in China, Brazil later this year (Register) 3. Tech tools can help special-needs kids communicate, play (PennLive) 4. Video games meet math in student competition (Education Week) 5. Why colleges need to...
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Daily Must Reads, April 10, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. What journalists should know about Facebook's acquisition of Instagram (Poynter) 2. More than 1 in 3 U.S. households have at least one TV hooked up to the web (PaidContent) 3. To keep readers, traditional publishers need to figure out how to add value (GigaOm) 4....
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Daily Must Reads, April 9, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. "When a new medium comes along, embrace its possibilities." -- And other lessons from Mike Wallace's life (Forbes) 2. NBC News presidents explains Zimmerman tape-editing snafu (Mediaite) 3. More than 67 percent of U.S. libraries now offer downloadable e-books (PaidContent) 4. Study: Tablets are not...
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Daily Must Reads, April 6, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Yahoo's chief product officer resigns amid company layoffs (AllThingsD) 2. Twitter takes on spammers (The Next Web) 3. The Orange County Register will deploy up to 100 staffers to cover Opening Day (Romenesko) 4. Counting the number of news pay walls may be tricky (Nieman...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, April 5, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. 1 in 5 U.S. adults have read an e-book in the past year (Pew Internet Libraries) 2. Apple appears hesitant to settle in price-fixing investigations into e-books (Reuters) 3. More than $1.5 million worth of Harry Potter e-books sold in three days (PaidContent) 4. Amazon goes...
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Daily Must Reads, April 5, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. U.S. newspaper staffing falls to lowest point in 34 years (Newsosaur) 2. What James Murdoch's departure from BSkyB could mean for Rupert Murdoch (Reuters) 3. AP turns to citizen reporters for live video news (GigaOm) 4. Did the LA Times put up its pay wall...
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Daily Must Reads, April 4, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Shareholders renew call for Rupert Murdoch to quit as News Corp chairman (Guardian) 2. The "Netflix for magazines" is here, but it has its limits (AllThingsD) 3. Study: 76% of TV viewers engage in social media mainly to save shows from cancellation (Lost Remote) 4....
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, April 3, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Who made NYU's list of Top 100 journalists? (Poynter) 2. Some colleges requiring students to take computer science (US News and World Report) 3. iPads more accepted in U.S. classrooms (Boston Herald) 4. Why e-books in classrooms make sense (Seeking Alpha) 5. UNC journalism school alters grammar and...
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Daily Must Reads, April 3, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. James Murdoch to step down as chairman of BSkyB [live blog] (Guardian) 2. Magazines scramble to capitalize on Pinterest's success (Advertising Age) 3. More Americans have cut the cord, but don't expect a revolution to ditch cable yet (PaidContent) 4. Magazine publishers set guidelines for...
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Daily Must Reads, March 30, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. On Twitter, Rupert Murdoch vows revenge for recent News Corp. coverage (NY Magazine) 2. Digital publishers must be bold to win back lost ad dollars (Wired) 3. The future of pay walls, memberships and online ads (Digidave) 4. Twitter hires from Europe's TV industry to...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, March 29, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. The real issue behind the DOJ's case against Apple and publishers (Wired) 2. Harry Potter e-books now available in libraries (PaidContent) 3. Are e-books essential in the upbringing of kids? (NYT) 4. Consumer awareness of digital books is high, global survey says (Publishers Weekly) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, March 29, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Journalists forced to go camera-free while covering healthcare law talks (TVNewser) 2. The president joins Pinterest (SocialTimes) 3. Fox planning a national sports network to rival ESPN (The Wrap Media) 4. News orgs mine social media for data, but the results aren't perfect (Poynter) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, March 28, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Bay Citizen and CIR officially merge (JimRomenesko.com) 2. Amazon's Kindle store hits a wall during Harry Potter e-book sale (PaidContent) 3. iPad Newsstand moves $70,000 in sales every day (MinOnline) 4. Journalists: Ban on devices in U.S. Supreme Courtroom is outdated (Knight Center for Journalism...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, March 27, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. How technology will change the traditional classroom (Mashable) 2. Boston.com journalist discusses 'Walmart journalism' (SPJ) 3. Is studying social media a good idea? (10,000 Words) 4. How the Wall Street Journal uses Pinterest (10,000 Words) 5. Center for Collaborative Journalism starts to recruit students (Knight Foundation) #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left;...
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Daily Must Reads, March 27, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. This American Life retraction sets an online listening record (Nieman Lab) 2. More U.S. lawmakers support protecting the privacy of Facebook passwords (All Facebook) 3. What happened when a PaidContent staff writer got retweeted by @BarackObama (PaidContent) 4. PC Magazine launches an iPad app (MediaDailyNews)...
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Daily Must Reads, March 26, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Pinterest revises terms, gives up right to sell content posted on the site (VentureBeat) 2. Bloggers and social media help elevate Trayvon Martin story into national conversation (Poynter) 3. Two big-name entrepreneurs team up to create Airtime, a social-video company (Lost Remote) 4. Leader of...
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Daily Must Reads, March 23, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. The nation's most influential media outlets based on Bitly data (Forbes) 2. CNN lays off workers in its documentary units (TVNewser) 3. Bloomberg TV lays off staff as the company adds digital-video jobs (TVNewser) 4. Google Play may offer Android users the option to buy...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, March 22, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Op-ed: How Apple antitrust lawsuit may aid Amazon book monopoly (Bloomberg) 2. Citi survey sheds light on Kindle Fire use (PaidContent) 3. American Library Association president talks e-books (Publishers Weekly) 4. Are e-books too expensive? (Mother Jones) 5. Romance writer self-publishes translations of her e-books...
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Daily Must Reads, March 22, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. More Lee papers to get pay walls (JimRomenesko.com) 2. Social predicted to overtake search as Guardian traffic driver (Journalism.co.uk) 3. "Social media is going to make it even more difficult to make long-term investments" in cities, Bloomberg says (NYT) 4. Newspaper editors look back at how...
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Daily Must Reads, March 21, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Growth of satellite TV subscriptions slowed last year (PaidContent) 2. Tap into the new Pew study for ideas to build mobile news audience (Knight Digital Media Center) 3. Publishers say mobile publishing is a high priority (Online Media Daily) 4. Live comedy show to launch on...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, March 20, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. LinkedIn: Journalism is the fastest-shrinking industry in the U.S. (Online Journalism Review) 2. Twitter accounts every journalism student should follow (10,000 Words) 3. The case for studying journalism (10,000 Words) 4. UNC journalism students win SXSW award with coal website (Daily Tarheel) 5. How to create a writing process...
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Daily Must Reads, March 20, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. WSJ won't give partners digital copy of its Sunday edition (PaidContent) 2. Pew: Almost 30% of consumers get news from aggregation sites or apps (GigaOm) 3. 'This American Life' retraction raises more questions about show's vetting process (Poynter) 4. AOL plans new weekly iPad magazine,...
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Daily Must Reads, March 19, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Pew study: Most Americans get news on a digital device (Poynter) 2. "What 'This America Life' did wasn't fact checking" (Poynter) 3. New Nielsen ratings will measure TV and online ads together (NYT) 4. The age of mobile news is here (Nieman Lab) 5. Wall...
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Daily Must Reads, March 16, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Protestors and fans expected at new iPad launch (LA Times) 2. New York Times searches for next social media editor outside journalism (Poynter) 3. Majority of U.S. college students prefer digital reading (PaidContent) 4. Google Plus still faces lack of demand (GigaOm) 5. The case for...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, March 15, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. How much should e-books cost? (The Atlantic) 2. Amazon sells more than 2 million copies of Kindle mini e-books (PaidContent) 3. PayPal backtracks on its ban on 'obscene' e-books (CNET) 4. Do e-books make it harder to remember what you just read? (Time) 5. Digital...
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Daily Must Reads, March 15, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Encyclopedias, like journalism, are better when they are open (GigaOm) 2. The Daily launches self-built Angry Birds app (AllThingsD) 3. CW changes streaming policy to ward off piracy (PaidContent) 4. Steve Martin gets wild and crazy on Twitter (NPR) 5. Smartphone users sue tech companies...
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Daily Must Reads, March 14, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Has Netflix fully recovered from its Qwikster gaffe? (PaidContent) 2. A closer look at the Yahoo-Facebook patent lawsuit (GigaOm) 3. Are up-and-coming startups getting lost in the SXSW noise? (Digiday) 4. Recent study shows how key media players are connected in Colombia (Nieman Lab)...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, March 13, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Is there a disconnect between j-school and reality? (The Australian - subscription required) 2. Poynter faculty member talks about the impact of mobile on journalism (Downtown Devil) 3. McGraw Hill believes new iPad will lead to revolution in education materials (Talking Points Memo) 4. How journalism educators can...
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Daily Must Reads, March 13, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1.Twitter acquires shortform blogging company Posterous (The Next Web) 2. Yahoo sues Facebook over patent infringement (Inside Facebook) 3. NYT editor talks future of news at SXSW (Huffington Post) 4. Retailers, once dependent on newspapers, have transformed themselves into publishers (Newsosaur) 5. Brands from Nike to...
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Daily Must Reads, March 12, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung.1. Is CNN buying social-media news site Mashable? (PaidContent)2. Amazon sells more than 2 million copies of Kindle mini e-books (PaidContent)3. Company launches SXSW Social Viewer to bring real-time conversation to devices (Lost Remote)4. Gawker will allow commenters to police other commenters (AllThingsD)5. Media leaders craft a code of conduct for aggregators (New York Times)6. What 'Downton Abbey'...
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Daily Must Reads, March 9, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Latest owner of The New Republic is a Facebook co-founder (New York Times) 2. LinkedIn: Newspapers are nation's fastest-shrinking industry (Poynter) 3. How media are using Pinterest to cover SXSW (Poynter) 4. Collaboration is the keystone of this banking blog (Guardian) 5. News pay walls are...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, March 8, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing. 1. Justice Department may be ready to sue Apple and five publishers in price-fixing case (PaidContent) 2. PayPal asks some e-book distributors to ban books with "obscene" themes (Globe and Mail) 3. Random House triples e-book prices for libraries (Annoyed Librarian) 4. Scholastic makes e-books more...
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Daily Must Reads, March 8, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. New iPad upgrades mostly 'housekeeping' -- 4G, faster processor and better screen (CNET) 2. Justice Department may be ready to sue Apple and five publishers in price-fixing case (PaidContent) 3. Getty Images licenses Instagram portraits of Yankees players (The Verge) 4. BBC will launch a...
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Daily Must Reads, March 7, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Netflix meets with U.S. cable companies to discuss partnerships (Reuters) 2. How pay walls affect social media efforts at five news sites (Poynter) 3. Cosmopolitan says it has reached 100,000 paid digital subscribers (PaidContent) 4. Self to introduce social game (New York Times) 5. Will...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, March 6, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Scholastic launches e-reading app for kids (PaidContent) 2. Study: Early and obvious corrections work best online (Knight Digital Media Center) 3. Will Apple create the all-iPad classroom? (San Jose Mercury News) 4. Tips and resources for entrepreneurial journalists with legal questions (Poynter) 5. Student reporters find longtime cell phone...
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Daily Must Reads, March 5, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Alt weeklies eye their own news service to share content (Nieman Lab) 2. WaPo hires Slashdot founder to be chief strategist of its innovation hub (ReadWriteWeb) 3. Study: We'll watch 3 hours of TV each month on tablets by 2014 (The Next Web) 4. In...
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Daily Must Reads, March 5, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Latest Pew study on state of newspapers doesn't factor in paid content (PaidContent) 2. News leaders acknowledge culture clash between print and web (Poynter) 3. Newspaper publishers put their faith in pay walls (WSJ) 4. TV rankings shift because of DVR and streaming (NYT) 5. Who...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, March 1, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Who chooses what gets sold in digital bookstores? (Huffington Post) 2. Did Apple go too far with rejection of writer's e-book? (ReadWriteWeb) 3. E-book production outpaces hardbacks (eBookNewser) 4. How Sony got clobbered by Amazon in the e-reader war (Fast Company) 5. Challenges poets...
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Daily Must Reads, March 1, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook launches timeline feature for brands (Online Media Daily) 2. How newsrooms can best use Facebook's timeline (Lost Remote) 3. Almost half of U.S. adults own smartphones, Pew says (Pew Research Center) 4. Study: Tablet ads are more inviting than those on mobile (Online Media...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 29, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Google to co-host conference on investigative journalism and technology (The Atlantic) 2. ESPN to workers: "Twitter is not your personal playground." (Deadspin) 3. Will Netflix one day be part of cable bundles? (PaidContent) 4. Pew: Gen Y will benefit and suffer due to constant connection...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Feb. 28, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Vancouver news site offers readers "master classes" (Nieman Lab) 2. A wrap up of journalism ideas from the annual IRE data conference (10,000 Words) 3. Startup Bookrenter becomes Rafter, expands beyond renting books (Forbes) 4. 9 things that can help journalists be better video storytellers (Poynter) 5. 13...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 28, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. E-book revenues for publishers were up in 2011 (PaidContent) 2. Financial Times' digital growth explained (Foliomag) 3. More are watching live TV to avoid spoilers on social networks (Lost Remote) 4. NYT launches Tumblr of paper's photo archives (Poynter) 5. Which magazine publisher is winning...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 27, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. WikiLeaks works with Anonymous to publish intelligence company's emails (Wired) 2. WaPo charges for access to premium political content on iPad app (Poynter) 3. LA Times to charge for online content (MediaDailyNews) 4. WSJ cuts off free access to Google searchers (Search Engine Land) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Obama's privacy policy means business as usual for web companies (ReadWriteWeb) 2. Twitter's co-founder says spending too much time on the site is 'unhealthy' (Guardian) 3. Yahoo, Hulu and other tech firms pose another challenge to traditional TV (PaidContent) 4. Hearst and People magazine sign...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Feb. 23, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Barnes & Noble unveils a $199 tablet (MSN Money) 2. Amazon removes thousands of digital titles in dispute (New York Times) 3. Author of self-published web comic raises more than $1 million from fans (Guardian) 4. New site helps you keep tabs on latest science...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 23, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Apple, Microsoft and others agree to new privacy protections for app users (The Next Web) 2. Gannett plans to put up paywalls at all of its papers except USA Today (Forbes) 3. Be wary of what's considered 'source' or 'confirmed' in news on Twitter (Poynter)...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 22, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Anonymous inundates WSJ's Facebook pages to protest story (FishbowlNY) 2. Republican presidential candidates duke it out on Twitter. Who's winning? (AllTwitter) 3. Storify for the iPad unveiled (Storify) 4. Google to launch pilot pay-TV program in Kansas City (New York Post) 5. Condé Nast seeks...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Feb. 21, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Baltimore Sun: Chelsea Clinton fails Journalism 101 again (Baltimore Sun) 2. Should J-schools include more entrepreneurial courses? (Digital Journal) 3. Director named for new Center for Collaborative Journalism at Mercer University (Macon.com) 4. 5 places to get digital textbooks (Mashable) 5. 65 free interactive whiteboard resources for teachers...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 21, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Barnes & Noble launches new Nook tablet to compete with Kindle Fire (The Next Web) 2. Internet in Iran disrupted again one week after email and social networks were blocked (Reuters) 3. Hyperlocal news site in Chicago suspends publication (10,000 Words) 4. New Haven Independent...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 20, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. New code allows websites to opt-out of Pinterest (LL Social) 2. Google adds a 'share' box to its homepage (Marketing Land) 3. Forbes among 30 clients using computer-generated articles (GalleyCat) 4. How the U.S. Army became a social-media leader (ReadWriteWeb) 5. The Guardian locks in...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 17, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Journalists and readers pay tribute to NYT's Anthony Shadid on Twitter, sites and front pages (Poynter) 2. Why Apple and the NYT are not meshing (Washington Post) 3. CBS, Turner to charge for March Madness mobile streaming (PaidContent) 4. News apps like the WSJ's show...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Feb. 16, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Penguin discontinues library-book downloads for Kindle users (PCWorld) 2. International publisher alliance shuts down piracy site (The Bookseller) 3. Whitney Houston's death triggers flood of new Kindle e-book releases (Los Angeles Times) 4. UK magazine publishers report e-edition sales with print numbers for the first...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 16, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook will bring Timeline to brand pages (ReadWriteWeb) 2. Chinese retailers told to take iPads off shelves in response to trademark spat (PaidContent) 3. How social media helped 'Downton Abbey' take off (Lost Remote) 4. Six lessons from Social Media Week (Poynter) 5. Bon Appétit's...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 15, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. NBCUniversal taps Google, comScore to measure viewership for 2012 Olympics (PaidContent) 2. Many iPhone apps are taking data from your address book (VentureBeat) 3. Did the AP just declare war on news aggregators? (GigaOm) 4. Social games giant Zynga posts fourth-quarter loss (Online Media Daily)...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Feb. 14, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. The sole higher-ed institution in Fast Company's most innovative list (Inside Higher Ed) 2. In sports-crazy Argentina, sports journalism schools crop up (NPR) 3. Is there an app for getting language learners reading? (Guardian Weekly) 4. Learn how to be a web developer with these five web tools...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 14, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Verizon, AT&T plan to sell 4G iPad (Wall Street Journal) 2. Hearst to make e-editions available on Amazon (Adweek) 3. AP sues Meltwater News over copyright infringement (AP) 4. The differences between U.S. and U.K. Pinterest users (Mashable) 5. New tool aims to help media find...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 13, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Pew: News outlets struggling to attract ad dollars to their websites (Broadcasting & Cable) 2. Apple asks fair-labor group to inspect working conditions of suppliers (TNW) 3. Yahoo tries a more personalized approach to providing content (Ad Age Digital) 4. How the NYT is using...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 10, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Rodale, Time and other publishers get hit with privacy lawsuits (Online Media Daily) 2. Penguin cuts ties with e-library distributor OverDrive (paidContent) 3. Nielsen: Number of TV 'cord cutters' increases (Lost Remote) 4. WSJ uses Pinterest, Instagram to cover Fashion Week (Nieman Lab) 5. Can...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Feb. 9, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing1. 2012 marks the rise of new e-book tools (Forbes) 2. Self-published crime writer is Kindle's most popular author (The Telegraph) 3. Rogue self-publishers adding XXX material to Nook and Kindle online stores (PC Magazine) 4. Would you buy digital books in bundles if it was cheaper?...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 9, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. GigaOM CEO discusses acquisition of PaidContent (Wired) 2. BBC journalists told not to break news stories on Twitter (Guardian) 3. AOL has hired a new chief content officer to give Patch a boost (paidContent) 4. How Don Graham fumbled the Washington Post Co. (Forbes) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 8, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Amazon and Viacom nearing web-video deal (Reuters) 2. Sky News clamps down on Twitter use (Guardian) 3. Le Huffington Post Québec launches (FishbowlNY) 4. Facebook partners with Bango, looks to mobile payments (The Next Web) 5. LinkedIn is acquiring Rapportive, a startup that focuses on...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Feb. 7, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Digital, print textbooks to compete for college audience (U.S. News & World Report) 2. Rice U. to offer free online physics textbook (Inside Higher Ed) 3. Is the iPad an educational tool or a lifestyle addiction? (Des Moines Register) 4. Why teachers should manage their digital identities (TeachHUB)...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 7, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. AP beats Google for Nevada caucus results (Poynter) 2. Netflix competes with pay cable with its first original series (paidContent) 3. Disney's ABC, Univision in talks to create 24-hour cable-news channel (Wall Street Journal) 4. Publishers are flubbing the iPad, except one (Newsosaur) 5. Facebook...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 6, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Twitter: In last 3 minutes of Super Bowl, there were 10,000 tweets per second (TechCrunch) 2. First streaming of Super Bowl a success, but left a lot to be desired (TechCrunch) 3. Rupert Murdoch tweets up storm on Euro crisis, Middle East (The Wrap Media)...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 3, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Netflix and WaPo bought a combined $8M in Facebook ads last year, IPO says (All Facebook) 2. Analysis: A sobering look at Facebook (Reuters) 3. How the Huffington Post became a new-media behemoth (GigaOM) 4. News Corp. names Bloomberg exec as Dow Jones CEO (The...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Feb. 2, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing 1. Apple's iBooks push raises 6 questions about future of self-publishing (Fast Company) 2. Is Nook Simple Touch the best e-reader? (Gizmodo) 3. Franzen on e-books and the end of books (LA Times) 4. Open Road teams with ProPublica to publish its e-books (eBookNewser) 5. Man...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 2, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook faces many threats, but none more than Google (CNET) 2. Facebook IPO crashes SEC website (TechCrunch) 3. More people are visiting newspaper websites (FishbowlNY) 4. Tumblr is hiring writers and editors to cover the world of Tumblr (New York Times) 5. Guardian offers 'hack...
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Daily Must Reads, Feb. 1, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Report: Facebook's IPO to start at $5 billion (paidContent) 2. Barnes & Noble faces setback in Microsoft antitrust complaint (ars technica) 3. Hulu: We pay our content partners more than Netflix (AdAge Digital) 4. Yahoo! News hires its first White House correspondent (Yahoo! News) 5....
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Jan. 31, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education 1. Stanford, Columbia share $30 million digital-media gift (Chronicle of Philanthropy) 2. Apple's new iBooks won't school college bookstores any time soon (Wired) 3. Knight Center course teaches journalists in digital world how to cover disasters, crises (Knight Center) 4. The forgotten role of journalists in journalism research (The...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 31, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Former Cosmo editor gives $30M to start media innovation center at Stanford, Columbia (Poynter) 2. Three founders leave Demand Media, operator of eHow (paidContent) 3. NBC to stream Super Bowl on web (All Things D) 4. Obama shines in Google Plus hangout (Lost Remote) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 30, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. The Guardian expands open journalism experiment with new live blog (10,000 Words) 2. ProPublica will release its work in e-book form (The New York Times) 3. Kindle Fire takes over Android tablet market (Mediabytes) 4. Findings: Consumers use smartphones to browse, tablets to buy...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 27, 2012
he best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Twitter to block tweets on case-by-case basis (CNET) 2. Twitter faces censorship backlash (paidContent) 3. Google spent almost $2 billion on acquisitions in 2011 (TechCrunch) 4. Facebook hires Bloomberg journalist to be managing editor (BusinessInsider) 5. Lee Enterprises leader named new AP board chairwoman (AP)...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Jan. 26, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self publishing 1. NBC News enters e-book business (Deadline New York) 2. How iBooks Author compares to the competition (Mashable) 3. Amazon: Early data shows Kindle Owners' Lending Library increases sales (paidContent) 4. Is Apple's iBooks Author the right e-book creation tool for journalists? (Online Journalism Review)...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 26, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook: Average journalist has seen 320% uptick in subscribers since fall (10,000 Words) 2. New York Times disputes claim that Daily Mail is largest newspaper in the world (BuzzFeed) 3. Netflix: We do not want to facilitate cord cutting (AdAge) 4. BuzzFeed's future looks like...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 25, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Users can't opt out of Google's new privacy changes (Washington Post) 2. Facebook plays instant feedback of State Of The Union (All Facebook) 3. Can Yahoo's new CEO end the media vs. tech debate? (GigaOm) 4. Former L.A. Times editor jumps to KPCC to oversee...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Jan. 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education journalism.1. Study: iPad is a solid education tool (Wired) 2. The 6 things you learn as a journalism mentor (Poynter) 3. Lazy higher-ed journalism (Inside Higher Ed) 4. Why to embrace social media in the classroom (TeachHUB) 5. Teachers on Twitter: It's all about the hashtag (TeachHUB) #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left;...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. WaPo's managing editor leaves for WSJ digital post (Nieman Lab) 2. ABC News And Yahoo! launch political web shows (TVNewser)3. NBC News enters e-book business (New York Times) 4. Study: Consumers say social marketing is invasive (Online Media Daily) 5. News aggregator wants to "make...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Jan. 23, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self publishing 1. Apple unveils iBooks Author, a Mac app for easy interactive e-book authoring (GigaOM)2. New York Post launches new Kindle Fire App (FishbowlNY) 3. Do tablet apps and e-books spell the end of pop-up books? (The Daily Beast) 4. Universities test buying e-books in bulk...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 23, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. AP CEO Tom Curley, who led company into digital space, to retire (Poynter) 2. Twitter reacts to death of Joe Paterno (Mashable)3. White House joins Google+ (Los Angeles Times)4. Apple enters the $8 billion industry of K-12 textbooks (paidcontent.org) 5. Tablet and e-reader sales soar...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 20, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. House and Senate leaders postpone SOPA/PIPA bills (paidContent) 2. Anonymous goes on Megaupload revenge spree (Gizmodo) 3. How journalists can use Pinterest (Poynter) 4. Facebook expands Timeline, promotes 60 lifestyle apps (Online Media Daily) 5. Apple says consumers not harmed by alleged privacy violations (Online...
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Daily Must-Reads, Jan. 19, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. TV news starts covering SOPA after fleet of major sites go dark (TV Newser) 2. Did the anti-SOPA protests work? (PC World) 3. Apple unveils iBooks Author, an app for easy self-publishing (GigaOm) 4. Why the news industry should mimic Hulu, Netflix (Nieman Lab) 5....
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 18, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. Google joins anti-SOPA campaign (AdAge) 2. Inside Jerry Yang's departure from Yahoo (All Things D) 3. AP tweaks social media rules on incorrect tweets (Poynter) 4. Social media ROI metrics remain 'chaotic' (Online Media Daily) 5. New York Post launches Kindle Fire app (FishbowlNY) 6....
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 17, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. If Twitter is anti-SOPA, should it blackout like Wikipedia? (gov20.govfresh) 2. Phone hacking possible at Daily Mirror during Piers Morgan's tenure (Huffington Post) 3. Beta testing part of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's web makeover (Poynter) 4. Will original, web-only shows win over TV viewers? (ReadWriteWeb) Subscribe to...
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