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Jan. 21, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Cheezburger gets the CGI treatment, a paper’s time-shifting apps, a Groupon take-on

PSA: The deadline for US Nieman Fellowship applications is January 31 http://nie.mn/fns66k »

Netflix queue not doing it for you? Here’s some weekend viewing of the news-nerd variety, courtesy of @radar http://nie.mn/gtxBkl »

.@krishnabharat: "Journalists should think of themselves as part of the larger media conversation" http://nie.mn/eQNVkw »

How to: MacGyver your MacBook so your power brick stays in place http://nie.mn/dFo9xF »

RT @MikeFujimoto: @TheAtlantic I think the groundbreaking thing will be GroupOn 2.0 which apparently allow users to create their own dea … »

"Maybe it’s the clothes that make all the difference": @kdoctor explains how The Daily can be successful http://nie.mn/fVNuxo »

DJ Spooky, speaking at today’s #altsummit, channels @cshirky: "The number one selling album of all time is the blank CD." (via @davidall) »

In December 2010, video ads accounted for 16.4% of all videos viewed online in the US http://nie.mn/i8yt1u »

Master class: @niemanstory announces the roster for its upcoming Editors’ Roundtable http://nie.mn/efmYpl »

This flowchart—"Which Female Tech Influencer Are You?"—is SASSY. And pink! Very, very pink. http://nie.mn/fnYzJL »

"Time-shifting," FTW! @NationalPost integrates Instapaper into its mobile apps http://nie.mn/ik92ih »

Journos interested in security issues in Asia: Deadline approaching for a Jefferson Fellowship http://nie.mn/eBqT0H »

After raising $30MM in venture funding, the Cheezburger Network gets animated—in @NMAtv CGI http://nie.mn/f8rqeR »

Congrats to Shorenstein’s five new fellows for spring 2011! http://nie.mn/hTlgMG »

Good morning! Google is actively reaching out to businesses as it prepares to launch its Groupon competitor http://nie.mn/e28HQM »

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