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Jan. 4, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: The 1994 version of a tablet computer, Financial Times adds 18k paying customers in ’09, Facebook claims No. 1 for 1 day

For 364 days in ’09, Google.com was the most popular page in the U.S. Facebook.com claimed No. 1 on 12/25. http://j.mp/8OSPFN »

An Illinois newspaper had a three-day “cooling off” period for website comments. http://j.mp/5lhFTP »

Behold the newspaper tablet, circa 1994. http://j.mp/6xlGz4 (Don’t lose that stylus!) »

In-person is lucrative: For the first time since ’02, movie theater receipts beat home viewing revenue. http://j.mp/5z1jmK »

In ’09, the Financial Times added more than 18k readers who pay for print or web content. http://j.mp/63NDn0 »

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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.”