Instead of Fantasy Football, how about Fantasy Election? MTV to launch news-infused politics game nie.mn/JM0L7h 
100+ tweetsFounder Josh Feit says the operation could never gain the business-side momentum needed to turn the local politics site into a sustainable organization.
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TPM’s Josh Marshall says he now views what was launched as a website as a bundle of knowledge and expertise that “exists inherently on no particular platform” — which is why he’s moving big into mobile and video.
Journalism and education are both about knowledge. Could their post-disruption business models start to blur?
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@fraying: "Literally nobody called me." @danharmon on getting fired from the show he created. Outrageous. danharmon.tumblr.com
@jbrotherlove: Stop the presses: NAACP endorses same-sex marriage. washingtonpost.com
@NiemanLabFuego: Chen Guangcheng Is at Beijing Airport, Ready to Leave China for the United States nytimes.com via @nytimes
@whitehouse: Putting @Twitter’s “Do Not Track” feature in context: whitehouse.gov via @whitehouse #DNT
@digiphile: Great #HIT vocab word RT @mhsorens: #Exposome topic at CDC/NIOSH cdc.gov #exposure #healthfoo #quantifiedself
@cfarivar: RT @stevesilberman: Good news: NAACP endorses marriage equality. Civil rights are civil rights. thinkprogress.org
@washingtonpost: 'Exorcist' author to sue Georgetown after Sebelius invite, says univ. shouldn't call itself Catholic: washingtonpost.com
@fredwilson: The Darwinian Evolution of Startup Hubs avc.com (cc @bfeld)
@yelvington: 20 weekend projects to make your computer less boring. toxel.com
@mediaguardian: Rupert Murdoch denies claims that News Corp may sell UK newspapers guardian.co.uk
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