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Feb. 10, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Content farms’ Tumblr, Twitter’s valuation, Denton’s redemption

Remember that amazing “Street View birth”? Here’s the amazing backstory http://nie.mn/ebIXGM »

"Redemption, or something like it, has come quickly to Nick Denton." http://nie.mn/e7AhGd »

An early look at TheMarySue.com, "an entertainment/news site for the the geeky girl" http://nie.mn/h6cVtf »

Via @awl: http://thecontentfarm.tumblr.com/ »

Homegrown sites vs. Patch: "I think we local yokels have all the crucial assets on our side" http://nie.mn/i1NDj9 »

How the WaPo—the print WaPo—is produced every day http://nie.mn/dFnRD3 (via @marksluckie) »

Spot.us gets a spiffy new redesign http://nie.mn/dUinju »

Today, Obama’s unveiling the initiative aimed at bringing wireless access to 98% of the US within 5 years http://nie.mn/gcEUmu »

Today’s the first day the residents of North and South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming can get iPhones http://nie.mn/h1s6Va »

Very, very useful: NYT’s Congressional bill tracker http://nie.mn/f0oxJ9 (via @derekwillis) »

One estimate for Twitter’s valuation: between $8 billion and $10 billion http://nie.mn/fx6Izn »

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