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: 70% of young Kenyans use social media, Xinhua launches English TV Channel, Apple launches iAds
Apple’s interactive iAds are starting to appear http://j.mp/cR8Dkk »
Public service announcement: our friends @c4fcm are looking for an outreach coordinatorhttp://j.mp/bstKCN »
“Soft power,” pushing hard: in more Xinhua news, the agency’s moving into Times Squarehttp://j.mp/9KsUP4 »
Conde Nast resurrects Domino magazine as part of Brides.com http://j.mp/bzdzdZ »
China’s state-run Xinhua launches global English TV channel to present news “with a China perspective” http://j.mp/cOFwSR »
70% of young Kenyans use social media, 80% have mobile phones – only 50% have an indoor toilet #activate2010 »
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February 10, 2012
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