Links on Twitter: 5 things to know, Longshot’s back, a Hulu for mags (and Android)

By Twitter May 18, 2011, 6 p.m.

RT @longshotmag: As promised, we’ve got an announcement coming up tomorrow at 11:00 PST/14:00EST. PS: Who wants to make a magazine? »

Mediabistro launches "5 Things You Need to Know This Week," a weekly web series http://nie.mn/lrKWbR »

MT @zseward: Little known: @nytkeller signed up for Twitter the day after @jbenton gave a talk about it at the NYT http://twitpic.com/4jvgh »

"Hulu for Magazines" launches its Android newsstand, in preview, today http://nie.mn/jpW1D5 »

RT @mayerjoy: Great resource RT @Brizzyc: Calendar of Twitter chats – very useful! http://bit.ly/jCnLg0 by @webbmedia »

"There are very few sites that exist as stand-alone aggregation efforts that I think are any good." http://nie.mn/m2FXTz »

Today, @TheAtlanticWire is letting readers in on how the blog sausage is made http://nie.mn/l9h7u8 »

We’re thrilled to report that Dorothy Parvaz, detained in Syria 19 days ago, has been released http://nie.mn/m7RATX »

POSTED May 18, 2011, 6 p.m.

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