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Feb. 16, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: A widescreen tablet, a journo-hacking primer, a Quora competitor

"Revolutions, at their core, are not about weak ties": Gladwell talks social media and political change http://nie.mn/i8Pibl »

Turn to TimesElite "for the latest on society weddings, Tuscan getaways, and the rising cost of boat winterization" http://onion.com/i0hbAq »

On the way: Angry Birds in 3D http://nie.mn/fiO8Ya »

Q: Is TED trying to launch a Quora-killer? A: Looks that way. http://nie.mn/fZ3SGQ »

A fantastic primer for journos who want to learn programming (by @dancow and via @publici) http://nie.mn/gZwFfD »

RT @zseward: Google One Pass http://nie.mn/fe9joS seems like a manifestation of the platform pitched to the NAA in 2009 http://nie.mn/gaXXWF »

"An internet that never disagrees with you": A Chrome extension blocks the sites you hate from your Google results http://nie.mn/eywbQ0 »

"With the movie watcher in mind": Apple competitors are designing wide-screen tablets http://nie.mn/eHVVT2 »

Ad giant WPP prepares to unveil an interactive network with $100 million in projected revenue http://nie.mn/eeWWrp »

A former news exec considers forming a nonprofit news site for LA http://nie.mn/i936tx »

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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.”