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Jan. 29, 2010, 5:56 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Geek squad founder says startups should go ‘pure mobile,’ Time Warner to deliver interactive ads, AOL launches citizen journalism project

Journalism startups should “go pure mobile” Geek squad founder says. Worry about a computer application later http://j.mp/8fNV9T »

Young readers wish the Kindle had photos, color and a touchscreen. If only that product existed…http://j.mp/dxcn3E »

Time Warner Cable plans to deliver localized interactive ads to 7 million homes this year http://j.mp/bqBsBX »

AOL’s Seed shepherds a citizen journo project for Spinner: 6 weeks, 2,000 SXSW band profiles, $50 per item http://j.mp/aAPeB4 »

Hoping for an iTunes effect on print media, president of Conde Nast Digital calls iPad a “game-changer” http://j.mp/awvSAc »

Online ad spending expected to rise 8.9% in 2010. Newspaper ads to drop 5%, magazines 3% http://j.mp/bDgYbt »

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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.”