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@niemanlab archives: July 13, 2009

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I wish one of these would go to court, but alas: Associated Press settles “hot news” suit against AHN Media http://tr.im/sbCV 
 
In news, memes spread more like a heartbeat than a virus — or, why the Times is wrong on blogs vs. MSM http://tr.im/sa3l 
 
@Federated_Media Hello! Nice to meet you, too. Interested in your tweet-aggregating sites. How do you push traffic to them? 
 
On the ethics of linking, quoting, and “what she said”: Reuters blogger @felixsalmon offers his views http://tr.im/s8VH 
 
Whom does Matt Drudge link to most? http://tr.im/s8AO A tireless researcher scraped 171,717 page updates to find out. 
 
Correction: That “small-town Vermont daily” from an earlier tweet is, um, actually in New Hampshire. Thanks to @MaggyCounsel for the fix. 
 
Noted: Small daily newspaper in Texas, in charging for its website, settles on price point of $4 per month http://tr.im/s7YS 
 
How safe are community newspapers? @MartinLangeveld examines the sudden death of a small-town Vermont daily http://tr.im/s7An 
 
Interactive design, “statuesque transparency,” and the human condition: “Can Khoi Vinh save the NY Times?” http://tr.im/s7ia 
 
Twitter has a revenue-share with Federated Media for sponsored sites that aggregate tweets http://tr.im/s78s 
 
Five principles for developing a new media network from Tracy Van Slyke (@tracyvs) of the Media Consortium http://tr.im/s720 
 
From personal training to iPhone apps: five experiments in charging for online content http://tr.im/s6Wp 
 
Good morning! More detail on Talking Points Memo expansion: aiming for 60 employees, from 11, in 3 years http://tr.im/s6QQ