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Feb. 9, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Hipstamatic shots win POY, repetition the key to hashtag success and whether quantity wins out over quality journalism

The Dutch offer up a paywall-esque WordPress plugin called "Cleeng" http://nie.mn/erCbZm »

The Atavist: narrative throwback or the future of nonfiction storytelling? http://nie.mn/icGybT »

Always. Be. Repeating. The secret to hashtag success is repetition and science proves it! http://nie.mn/ieIbDM »

Berkman’s Online Media Legal Network to help investigative news network members find low cost legal help http://nie.mn/hBCbfV »

Arianna says she’ll combine the best of Patch and "Off the Bus" for increased 2012 campaign reporting http://nie.mn/hjhem1 »

Journalist utility belt alert: Google has released a translator app http://nie.mn/gnXd1Q »

MinnPost creates its own budget calculator to let readers fix the deficit http://nie.mn/hmautm »

The most important thing about a news organization’s Facebook fan pages is your number of fans, right? http://nie.mn/gpkKgN »

Lesson of recent media deals? Quality content may not be valued too highly http://nie.mn/gkvfiG »

Some well-known Twitterers are adding their commentary on local NBC stations http://nie.mn/dEyEKX »

Do publishers have any other choice than to go along with Apple’s iTunes subscription model? http://nie.mn/f3jCzA »

Next week a judge will hear arguments on whether records on Twitter accounts connected to WikiLeaks can be released http://nie.mn/f063zm »

How The Boston Globe made their winter arts guide literally come alive, thanks to augmented reality http://nie.mn/dHvfv6 »

Got data? Need to map it? The FCC has a tool for you: IssueMap http://nie.mn/h2EIQH »

Crowdfunding appears to be catching on, but are projects getting funded? http://nie.mn/fEViw7 »

Could the future of AOL/HuffPo be in danger if SEO becomes less important? http://nie.mn/gdWBBC »

A winning feature in this year’s Picture of the Year was shot using Hipstamatic http://nie.mn/gQ3Q3j »

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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.