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July 1, 2011, 6 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Zynga’s big IPO, London Times paywall success, a smartphone majority

WNYC’s @onthemedia did a Q&A with Kirby Ferguson, the @remixeverything guy http://nie.mn/mEnNNy »

From Issue 3 of @NiemanReports, 1947: How a Salt Lake City reporter used carrier pigeons to get a scoop http://nie.mn/iHQL98 »

Citizen science and open-source hardware are a glimpse into “networked accountability” http://nie.mn/kEfhBZ »

Nielsen: For the first time, most cellphone purchases are smartphones http://nie.mn/kLRwJy »

Yes, this is real: http://nie.mn/kHv4Ny »

PSA: There are 9 job openings at msnbc.com in and around Seattle http://nie.mn/mDN6Un #jobs »

Zynga filed for an IPO to raise $1 billion; surely someone can come up with a Farmville for news? http://nie.mn/lfwqgl »

No tears: Glenn Beck says “Good-bye, America,” and @brianstelter live-blogged it http://nie.mn/kcT6QP »

The Times of London says digital-only subs topped 100k, roughly a fifth of its print circulation http://nie.mn/iSC0Qc »

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Journalists fight digital decay
“Physical deterioration, outdated formats, publications disappearing, and the relentless advance of technology leave archives vulnerable.”
A generation of journalists moves on
“Instead of rewarding these things with fair pay, job security and moral support, journalism as an industry exploits their love of the craft.”
Prediction markets go mainstream
“If all of this sounds like a libertarian fever dream, I hear you. But as these markets rise, legacy media will continue to slide into irrelevance.”