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    Articles by Megan Garber

    Megan Garber is a former assistant editor at the Lab. She was previously a staff writer at the Columbia Journalism Review, where she reported on the future of news for CJR.org’s News Frontier section. Megan is currently a staff writer for The Atlantic.
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    Meet Scroll, a new tool that wants to de-templatize the news web
    Cody Brown and Kate Ray launch a new tool to help non-coders design on a story-by-story basis.
    ‘Public Parts’ and its public parts: In a networked world, can a book go viral?
    Behind the Jarvis/Morozov spat is a book tour tailor-made for the digital age.
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    A web app lets you track satellite and aerial imagery over time.
    Adam Moss: NY Mag publishes new content every six minutes
    …and “the editing process is zero, pretty much.”
    October 17, 2011
    Why hasn’t #OccupyWallStreet trended in New York?
    A new SocialFlow analysis suggests that the movement’s growing popularity might actually have hurt its chances to trend.
    October 12, 2011
    The contribution conundrum: Why did Wikipedia succeed while other encyclopedias failed?
    “Failed Wikipedias” suggest successful ways to encourage contribution and collaboration.
    Blackout in Italy: “The first time Wikipedia worldwide has done anything of this kind”
    Protesting a proposed media-muzzling law, Italian Wikipedia goes dark.
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    Tributes from a president, a competitor, and — most importantly — Apple users.
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