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June 10, 2010, 6:30 p.m.

Links on Twitter: A third of Shine’s content is user-generated, Ochberg Fellowship deadline is approaching, early evidence looks great for iPad ad revenue

Humans trump robots in new Google News feature “Editors’ Picks” http://j.mp/ay6ace »

Twitter instructional videos are surprisingly long http://j.mp/9heKpr »

The age of the iPad is upon us and early evidence looks great for ad revenue. Are publishers ready? http://j.mp/bY108L »

Investigative News Network picks up $200K from Knight to explore biz models, hires CEO from TheWrap http://j.mp/bM34IW »

Attention journalists who cover trauma, violence, Ochberg Fellowship deadline is coming up July 21st http://j.mp/cLx6Q6 »

A third of the content on Shine, Yahoo’s popular women’s lifestyle site, is user-generated http://j.mp/aK4toh »

What happens to blogging when Twitter goes down? http://bit.ly/bz186m »

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BREAKING: The ways people hear about big news these days; “into a million pieces,” says source
The New York Times and the Washington Post compete with meme accounts for the chance to be first with a big headline.
In 1924, a magazine ran a contest: “Who is to pay for broadcasting and how?” A century later, we’re still asking the same question
Radio Broadcast received close to a thousand entries to its contest — but ultimately rejected them all.
You’re more likely to believe fake news shared by someone you barely know than by your best friend
“The strength of weak ties” applies to misinformation, too.