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April 1, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Hulu passes $100 million revenue mark, California Watch wants a “public engagement editor,” Yahoo not going to pay Kardashian $10K for a tweet

Does the influencer exist? Yahoo finds its better to target many Tweeters than pay Kim Kardashian $10K for a tweet http://j.mp/bocedu »

Study finds Twitter is great for spreading misinformation about antibiotics. http://j.mp/drSspp »

Nice, @SunlightLabs. Nice. http://j.mp/ddMlcD »

First it was @voiceofsandiego http://j.mp/aVd7G; now it’s @CaliforniaWatch adding a Public Engagement Manager http://j.mp/anP1rl »

In 2010 study, 20% of journos cite news-breaking as their primary goal — vs. 5% in 2009 http://j.mp/cSdj1b »

Text-only videos! YouTube celebrates April 1 http://j.mp/bJsBvE »

Hulu announces consecutive quarters of profitability, passes $100 million revenue mark http://j.mp/cXQV2e »

Happy April 1! Google has changed its name to ‘Topeka’http://j.mp/937rCW »

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