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May 13, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Adobe-v-Apple gets passive-aggressive, managing Facebook privacy takes 170 decisions, Diaspora explodes funding goals

RT @mediatwit: First MediaBugs errors fixed came from @EastBayExpress and @TechCrunch, both of which ignored comments: http://to.pbs.org»

RT @10000Words: “We all want the media to act in the public interest, but how do we get the public interested?” – Louis Freedberg »

The power of a Times profile, part 512: @joindiaspora‘s Kickstarter project is now 1108% funded http://j.mp/bxQv9T »

Nice reminder from @grist: when you’re fundraising, don’t forget the humor (via @spj_tweets) http://j.mp/dulNMC »

“Maybe this is what success looks like”: this weekend’s NYT mag profiles @thefastertimes http://j.mp/c7KGg0 »

Mad Men 2.0: Boulder Digital Works wants to train the next generation of marketing mavens http://j.mp/dB1uyu »

One drawback of print: when techie scamps sneak a dirty UNIX joke into a photo, it can’t be cropped out http://j.mp/d1m8tM »

Soliciting feedback, preemptively: TBD crowdsources its editorial plans http://j.mp/afD3U5 »

Adobe-v-Apple, passive-aggressive edition http://j.mp/9EFHxz »

Correction: Politico had the story on Facebook govt pages, but it’s a Facebook project, not Politico’s (h/t @colegoins) http://j.mp/cqC1pG »

Government agencies have set up 400 Facebook pages since 2009, Politico starts tracking what they’re up to http://j.mp/cwK9iU »

The “accept” bug data, or, a glimpse into the tweeny soul of the Twittersphere http://j.mp/cpWw4w »

Managing Facebook privacy requires navigation through 50 settings with 170+ options http://j.mp/dzBYic »

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