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Dec. 21, 2009, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Geotargeting isn’t being used broadly, Groupon benefits from social skills, How much is a blog worth?

How much is a blog worth? The once popular but now rarely updated PVRblog.com just sold for $12k. http://j.mp/65x9hG »

Coupon service Groupon is piggybacking on the sharing habits users honed on Facebook and Twitter. http://j.mp/62zVvY »

Reporting shaped MLB Network’s “pivotal moment” during Alex Rodriguez steroid story, says on-air analyst. http://j.mp/6wNAC4 »

It’s still early, but it looks like the move from free to paid didn’t hurt the Shazam iPhone app. http://j.mp/89oJBT »

Geographic ad targeting is only used by 51% of web publishers. http://j.mp/7C6aDE »

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The media becomes an activist for democracy
“We cannot be neutral about this, by definition. A free press that doesn’t agitate for democracy is an oxymoron.”
Embracing influencers as allies
“News organizations will increasingly rely on digital creators not just as amplifiers but as integral partners in storytelling.”
Action over analysis
“We’ve overindexed on problem articulation, to the point of problem admiring. The risk is that we are analyzing ourselves into inaction and irrelevance.”