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Popular on Twitter: Sterne becomes NYC CDO, BBC cuts online and the Pope blesses social media

By Hourly Press Jan. 24, 2011, 2 p.m.

NYC hires 1st chief digital officer

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Eric Schmidt’s next stop could be TV

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Rachel Sterne named NYC chief digital officer

On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a journalist

BBC makes job cuts online

The Pope blesses social media

The BBC’s new plans for social media

What Olbermann’s exit really means

POSTED Jan. 24, 2011, 2 p.m.

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