In the Bay Area, in Los Angeles, in San Diego — the traditional boundaries of California journalism are shifting fast.
In the (future of) news this week: Facebook, The New York Times, GigaOM, Hasselhoff? nie.mn/yrRbkW 
Links on Twitter: Tips for designing news applications, GOOD Magazine’s infographics, huge traffic for tiny Pet Holdings
The Guardian’s information architect offers a slew of tips for designing news apps that are easy to use http://tr.im/vqtj »
“You can become an expert just by looking at it.” How GOOD Magazine conceives its awesome infographics http://tr.im/vqug »
How Talking Points Memo tracks its most popular content in real time http://tr.im/vyQf (by @A_L) »
Word-of-mouth marketing (through blogs, social networks, etc.) is now a $1.5 billion industry http://tr.im/vyX5 »
To promote mobile innovation, new FCC chairmain wants “more spectrum” http://tr.im/vqrG (He owns a BlackBerry *and* iPhone.) »
The company behind I Can Has Cheezburger and Fail Blog draws 6.5 million page views a day http://tr.im/vqnj »
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February 8, 2012
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