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Aug. 5, 2009, 5:23 p.m.

Links on Twitter: Tips for designing news applications, GOOD Magazine’s infographics, huge traffic for tiny Pet Holdings

The Guardian’s information architect offers a slew of tips for designing news apps that are easy to use http://tr.im/vqtj »

“You can become an expert just by looking at it.” How GOOD Magazine conceives its awesome infographics http://tr.im/vqug »

How Talking Points Memo tracks its most popular content in real time http://tr.im/vyQf (by @A_L»

Word-of-mouth marketing (through blogs, social networks, etc.) is now a $1.5 billion industry http://tr.im/vyX5 »

To promote mobile innovation, new FCC chairmain wants “more spectrum” http://tr.im/vqrG (He owns a BlackBerry *and* iPhone.) »

The company behind I Can Has Cheezburger and Fail Blog draws 6.5 million page views a day http://tr.im/vqnj »

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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.”