When NPR shared links to KPLU stories on its Facebook page — only visible to people in the Seattle area — the station’s website got record traffic.
In the (future of) news this week: Facebook, The New York Times, GigaOM, Hasselhoff? nie.mn/yrRbkW 
Links on Twitter: Average Hulu user watches 2 hours of video per month, the growth of URL shorteners, Hearst puts ads on print-friendly versions
An experiment in redesigning boarding passes shows how user comments can lead to new ideas. http://j.mp/76KQr0 »
Hearst will soon include advertising on the print-friendly versions of its web content. http://j.mp/5uGBB7 »
Five years ago URL shorteners were a novelty. Now, there’s enough of them for a Top 100 list. http://j.mp/5gkLor »
The average Hulu viewer watched 21 videos in November. That translates to 2.1 hours. http://j.mp/4DSVu5 »
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February 10, 2012
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