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There’s another reason the L.A. Times’ AI-generated opinion ratings are bad (this one doesn’t involve the Klan)
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July 2, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Apple says targeted ads okay, International Paywall Day, Pew’s new survey

We will be spending (part of) this weekend geeking out over the latest Pew survey. No joke. Don’t judge. http://j.mp/axvInB »

NYT’s latest awesome data-viz, of the World Cup’s most-mentioned players, uses info gathered from Facebook http://j.mp/aQjodl »

Apple lets Google sell targeted ads (subs only, via @mediagazer) http://j.mp/cseSAy »

@jenniferdeseo Good point (though–bias aside!–we highly recommend the read). Ask (for less Zen), and you shall receive: http://j.mp/dwO0qc »

Eric Schmidt: "The internet is the most disruptive technology in history…because it replaces scarcity with abundance" http://j.mp/9ELeYf »

National Journal’s new editor in chief Ron Fournier says in a blast email that they’re in the "midst of a hiring spree" »

It’s paywall day! Sunday Times not alone, Gannett wades into paid content model on three newspaper sites http://j.mp/9J3RBq »

The Sunday Times and The Times (UK) start charging for digital content today http://j.mp/c4Vs1Z »

Google adds real-time stats to Blogger http://j.mp/d01Lec »

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