The Knight Foundation is opening up its contest by changing its rules and shortening the gestation period for ideas.
In the (future of) news this week: Facebook, The New York Times, GigaOM, Hasselhoff? nie.mn/yrRbkW 
Links on Twitter: HuffPo’s huge, JLab announces New Voices winners, Stumbleupon signs 10 millionth user
Upon turning five, HuffPo receives the most magical gift of all: sustained traffic growth http://j.mp/9SlkcZ »
Welcome! RT @tkdallas: I’m now following @jayrosen_nyu‘s tweets. It’s official: I’m a @NiemanLab @poynter @romenesko @Publish2 journo nerd. »
Online, upstarts can still elbow their way in http://j.mp/bNnQ7f »
Congrats to @JLab‘s 2010 New Voices grant winners: 9 community news projects to receive @knightfdn funding http://j.mp/doHiqQ »
RT @on_the_media: Scientists develop algorithm that can recognize sarcasm. Wow. We’re soooooo impressed. http://is.gd/ceKIS »
Evan Williams on Twitter: "I don’t anticipate it being for sale–ever" (via @iwantmedia) http://j.mp/bcgxnk »
Can’t wait to start paying for Hulu? You’re going to have to wait a little longer http://j.mp/d7MI7k »
Stumbleupon, with a 118% active-user growth rate since 2009, signs up its 10 millionth user http://j.mp/alpdKr »
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February 9, 2012
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