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Nov. 8, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Display ads are huge on Facebook, AOL’s ad revenue plummets, WaPo launches its iPad app

While only 7% of online adult book readers read e-books, those readers also spend the most money on books http://nie.mn/dmD8PL (via @chr1sa»

Technology in the service of memory: @Open_File builds an interactive map of the 3,224 Toronto residents killed in WWII http://nie.mn/cs1y4J »

Facebook ads accounted for over 23% of all graphical, online display ads viewed in the US during Q3 http://nie.mn/c8kg1v »

Q: How many different ways are there to get hacked on Facebook and Twitter? A: http://nie.mn/bI9VI9 »

Making money through blogging: an org chart of options http://nie.mn/bZLsBd »

Center for Public Integrity’s first HTML5 produce is live. Check it out on any device with a browser http://nie.mn/bcK2aL »

Hey, there’s a WaPo on our iPad! http://nie.mn/bKb5bN »

AOL’s ad revenue has declined 27% from this time last year–but it expects growth by summer 2011 http://nie.mn/d6Bb5l »

“‘Blogger’ carries a stigma among high-level editors and the standard-setters of this business that needs to be erased” http://nie.mn/dgQp3f »

Patch has hired 600 journalists so far–each with an average of 6 years’ journalism experience http://nie.mn/aq1B4P »

.@RockMelt, the browser that mixes web surfing and social networking, launches today http://nie.mn/94ZggX »

 
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From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam
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What journalists and independent creators can learn from each other
“The question is not about the topics but how you approach the topics.”
Deepfake detection improves when using algorithms that are more aware of demographic diversity
“Our research addresses deepfake detection algorithms’ fairness, rather than just attempting to balance the data. It offers a new approach to algorithm design that considers demographic fairness as a core aspect.”