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May 21, 2010, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: FTC approves Google’s AdMob deal, WSJ confronts Facebook, Maddow’s interview one of the most-watched web clips

Facebook, Myspace caught sending personal user data to advertisers without consent http://j.mp/aqGSa4

Oh, Google. http://j.mp/djbGlU »

Maddow’s interview with Rand Paul has drawn 500K views, making it one of the most-watched online news clips http://j.mp/bmvM6a »

Nice! @brianboyer‘s survey of his co-journo-hackers reveals a mix of undergrad studies: science, music, ceramics… http://j.mp/9zTKfx »

FTC approves Google Admob deal, citing Apple’s entry into market (via @nickbilton) http://j.mp/cvTmPH »

WSJ confronts Facebook over sharing user info with advertisers without user consent http://j.mp/aJ46Ey »

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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.”