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May 4, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: The growth of online video, the economics of Groupon, the downloads of The Daily

AOL’s profits fell 86% between the first quarter of 2010 and now http://nie.mn/mb83vf »

"The app must be playful and creative." @wnycradiolab wants help in developing its iPhone app http://nie.mn/kfmLnt »

RT @pkafka: The Daily lost $10 million last quarter, says Chase Carey. Muffled voice behind him mentions 800,000 downloads »

Grouponomics. A must-read from @felixsalmon http://nie.mn/jnf2Ja »

Check out @niemanstory‘s latest Editors’ Roundtable, chock full of insights into the narrative process http://nie.mn/jdZ4lj »

Nisenholtz: The NYT’s reported goal of 300,000 year-one digital subscriptions is "inaccurate" http://nie.mn/k7du4o »

"Don’t be a media worker, be a micro media mogul!" — @newmediajim http://nie.mn/lo9S5g »

Can publishers create a Business Class for news? http://nie.mn/jZJm9I »

What journalists can learn from The Daily Show (via @henryjenkins) http://nie.mn/lihwRC »

Facebook was the US’s top online display ad publisher for Q1 2011—with market share up 15% from last year http://nie.mn/lPZqyS »

Al Jazeera English is the second news org ever to win the Columbia Journalism Award http://nie.mn/jWgU4f »

How the Bin Laden news made Adam Moss "a Twitter convert" http://nie.mn/mp4WN1 »

Reuters’ Chris Ahearn: Live video will be an increasing part of the firm’s digital offerings http://nie.mn/mPF035 »

"Be human—but not too human." And more social media guidelines from @stevebuttry http://nie.mn/jAElrU »

85% of media sites use online video to cover news—33% more than last year http://nie.mn/mhn0LO »

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