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April 23, 2010, 5:56 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Should Google worry about Facebook?, Denton claims no cash from Gizmodo coup, WaPo responds to privacy questions

The Faster Times takes a page from “chose your own adventure” books, lets readers guide reporters http://j.mp/cZ44yJ »

WaPo’s managing editor responds to concerns about Facebook integration and privacy. “We don’t keep any of this data” http://j.mp/bznTL2 »

Top ten YouTube videos about women in tech, from Flickr cofounder to a computer science college student http://j.mp/9osBB9 »

Nick Denton of Gawker media says the Gizmodo iPhone blockbuster drew “no immediate revenue benefits whatsoever” http://j.mp/aFDDVL »

Facebook is getting smarter. Could that be bad for Google? http://j.mp/cZd7Sj »

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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.”