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@niemanlab archives: August 12, 2010

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Aug
@dabeard Thanks! Glad to see you guys taking “dog days of summer” so literally. :) 
 
Twitter + Radio = http://j.mp/bhISWm 
 
Wag the…blog? Boston.com launches a new site for pet lovers http://j.mp/9lBFCL 
 
Why would you turn down a Knight News Challenge grant? http://j.mp/bkhRDv 
 
College paper, checking in: @dukechronicle gets a Foursquare page http://j.mp/c7Cgkb (h/t @bzcohen
 
“Most people don’t need to buy design. And only about half the people trying to buy design should be.” http://j.mp/cIW4vH 
 
Q: Do we still need websites? A: Yes, but… http://j.mp/bL6i6i 
 
Zagat joins the group-buying phenomenon http://j.mp/8Zto4m (via @nytimesbits
 
@roomnews Perhaps. I was thinking more that it could lure advertisers away from NYT to WSJ. In either case, not a good thing for NYT. 
 
Bad deal for NYT: WSJ introduces coupons http://j.mp/dmuCcl 
 
One survey finds men more eager than women to tweet about how they disagreed with your presentation http://j.mp/bbNKzI 
 
Congrats, Chicago Tribune on winning a Garnett Digital Innovation award for their news apps: http://is.gd/eeFOZ (via @jonathanstray
 
“Unfortunately, the experience is maddening”: @Pogue reviews Google’s App Inventor software kit http://j.mp/a4jesV 
 
Many dream of winning Knight News Challenge funding. Meet one team who turned it down http://j.mp/bkhRDv 
 
Bloomberg’s new DC-based project now hiring http://j.mp/dzuT0S 
 
The future of smut: Apple’s erratic dirty app decisions raise questions for even high-brow reads http://j.mp/baPMqp 
 
eMarketer: Facebook ad sales to hit $1.285 billion this year, with self-serve ads accounting for 50% of ad revenue http://j.mp/bOHUFh 
 
To cover DC’s big storm, @TBD creates TBDSEVEREWEATHERLIVEBLOG, featuring continuous updates sourced from TV, web, etc. http://j.mp/95Sf1x 
 
Leveraging the virtuous circle: what @TBD needs to do to find a path to profitability http://j.mp/axRvrt 
 
Good morning! Google partners with DirecTV to sell ads for cable networks http://j.mp/ciUn0G