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March 29, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: A (short) history of Twitter, FT to charge $190 for iPad edition, why mobile matters

Why mobile matters: by third quarter 2011, analysts predict 49% of U.S. cell phone users will have smart phones http://j.mp/a6oHgy »

Android users now constitute 42% of AdMob’s US smartphone audience http://j.mp/dao4eJ »

We need better mapping of our local media ecologies, argues @beyondbroadcasthttp://j.mp/cvSNBd »

Behold, the mother of all Facebook-data infographics (via @mediabistrohttp://j.mp/bA3Shz »

Comscore study suggests online ads can raise site visitation, even if click-through rates are minimal http://j.mp/9sUflf »

“Bring me wonder and magic and I’ll love you forever.” http://j.mp/cX6pzg »

Now streaming live: panel on PEJ’s “State of the News Media” report, w/ Vivian Schiller, @jimbradysp, others http://j.mp/bkcCPQ »

RT @Chanders: What would be really cool is if the serendipity maker found a way to factor in user prefs. and then do the opposite. http: … »

Coder behind Random Guardian creates another serendipity-maker…for the NYT (via @rachelsternehttp://j.mp/bEGHtH »

Web’s big boost to magazines? No, not the iPad — selling print subscriptionshttp://j.mp/aP6h6L »

Asian suppliers may now ship 8-10 million iPads in 2010, up from prior estimate of 5+ millionhttp://j.mp/bhqBSn »

FT’s iPad app will be free for 2 months — and then $190 a year http://j.mp/9LKQgT »

A short (no surprise!) history of the no fewer than 5 ways Twitter has suggested it could make money http://j.mp/cJG9ze »

Yahoo exec says they’ve integrated ad sales across platforms, boast an advantage in mobile http://j.mp/b1Lv7y »

 
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