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Aug. 9, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Tribune develops tablet, London looters tweet, TBD remembered

Facebook has unveiled a mobile app called Messenger, which would compete with SMS, BBM, iMessage http://nie.mn/q5pBUU »

Keeping the looters accountable — by Photoshopping embarrassing loot http://nie.mn/ojp3NX »

In a wild day on Wall Street, Apple briefly became the most valuable company in the world http://nie.mn/qqh63O »

Back-end disasters: Before Bloomberg’s acquisition, BusinessWeek invested $20 million in a custom CMS http://nie.mn/oyQZme O_o »

Could your biggest detractors be among your most loyal readers/viewers/listeners? http://nie.mn/paCeiq »

New York City news startup @citylimitsorg wins a $100k grant to open a Brooklyn borough bureau http://nie.mn/pv1DG9 »

Tribune Co. is reportedly developing its own tablet device http://nie.mn/nEkvE9 »

RT @PaulLewis: The Guardian now has a dedicated address for people to upload video of #UKRiots: your.videos@guardian.co.uk »

London police may arrest tweeting looters (or is it looting tweeters) http://nie.mn/ql3CMr »

PSA: @TPM is hiring a Capitol Hill reporter http://nie.mn/qWxedF »

The latest “Why’s this so good?” from @niemanstory: Barry Siegel and the weight of consequences http://nie.mn/qsoOQt »

A year after TBD’s launch, @stevebuttry shares lessons learned (including: “Don’t waste time on bitterness”) http://nie.mn/rrhUci »

RT @NYT_JenPreston: With more than 71,000 followers, @riotcleanup in London is helping get the job done after last night’s mess. »

The Guardian has a map of all *verified* looting incidents in the U.K. http://nie.mn/nPsxVw »

Partly cloudy: A chunk of the Internet went down last night, again http://nie.mn/qmsf87 »

 
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