Links on Twitter: Technology book as “living thing,” ad industry opposes FTC powers, Mayor Bloomberg’s “massive” Google ad buy

Heard about @ginatrapani‘s book on Google Wave? Truly a future of publishing: “This book is a living thing” http://tr.im/DX5G »

Advertising industry looking to squash new powers for FTC supported by consumer and privacy groups http://tr.im/DUBu »

75% of Yahoo users are outside the U.S., but they only generate 27% of the company’s revenue http://tr.im/DUtR »

“Would anyone seriously suggest that TPM, HuffPost, and Salon are more objective than Fox News?” http://tr.im/DUEI Would you? »

Progressive wares will soon be available in the Salon Store as site seeks new revenue in tangible goods http://tr.im/DV27 »

Political ads follow New Yorkers, Virginians around the web; Mayor @MikeBloomberg‘s “massive” Google ad buy http://tr.im/DXNW »

Sarah Scire

Seeking “innovative,” “stable,” and “interested”: How The Markup and CalMatters matched up

Nonprofit news has seen an uptick in mergers, acquisitions, and other consolidations. CalMatters CEO Neil Chase still says “I don’t think we’ve seen enough yet.”

Jonathan Stray

“Objectivity” in journalism is a tricky concept. What could replace it?

“For a long time, ‘objectivity’ packaged together many important ideas about truth and trust. American journalism has disowned that brand without offering a replacement.”

Renee DiResta, Abhiram Reddy, and Josh A. Goldstein

From shrimp Jesus to fake self-portraits, AI-generated images have become the latest form of social media spam

Within days of visiting the pages — and without commenting on, liking, or following any of the material — Facebook’s algorithm recommended reams of other AI-generated content.