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@niemanlab archives: January 26, 2011

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Is Patch a bad sign for Tim Armstrong and AOL’s future? http://nie.mn/dZwR5K 
 
The 3 C’s of verifying online sources: Content, context and code http://nie.mn/hY57e6 
 
What’s popular on Twitter now? Demand’s stock rising, TEDBooks debut and “social media revolutions” http://nie.mn/f5T7v2 
 
If Whitehouse.gov is acting as its own media outlet, what does it mean for journalism? #SOTU http://nie.mn/icIaaV 
 
Ways to make your local site fail? #10: Petty rivalry with the local paper. http://nie.mn/eYgJmv 
 
ProPublica is also getting in on the Kindle Singles action with this report on the Mumbai attacks http://nie.mn/dXJnbK 
 
Newsday brings on 31 new staffers with an emphasis on local and online http://nie.mn/gDaE9T 
 
The Guardian on tagging content: “Our tags should be an index of our editorial preoccupations.” http://nie.mn/g5y2OS 
 
PSA: UNC is looking for an executive producer to join the Reese Felts Digital Newsroom http://nie.mn/dQlW1w 
 
81 percent of apps downloaded in 2010 were free, but apps expected to make $15 billion this year http://nie.mn/gGIDy6 
 
The State of the Union? Whitehouse.gov as an emerging media outlet http://nie.mn/icIaaV 
 
The Explainer goes global: Australian Broadcast Corp. joins NYU and ProPublica in Explainer project http://nie.mn/fjHJoC 
 
A case in favor of why Demand Media should succeed as a media company http://nie.mn/hFYQnS 
 
Data curious? A primer on data journalism starting with using Excel http://nie.mn/hEQJ7N 
 
More than 25% of local public radio stations increased their news staff in 2010 http://nie.mn/fzh6ta 
 
New online mag guidelines say disruptive ads need prominent “skip” button and only last 10 seconds http://nie.mn/fN1MhA 
 
Tyler Cowen’s not alone: TED releasing TEDBooks, books 20,000 words or less, as Kindle Singles http://nie.mn/eZY9ez 
 
Of the 724 “newspaper” launches in 2010, all but 36 were attached to Patch, report says http://nie.mn/frgB0N 
 
Is Ongo publisher’s latest Hail Mary pass to get readers to pay for content? http://nie.mn/fwjKxN 
 
“If a dictator is overthrown or a government ousted, it would be notable if Facebook or Twitter weren’t used” http://nie.mn/hPa1YH 
 
The best uses for Storify? Quoting directly, documenting an event, compiling social media and more http://nie.mn/hrlKUz 
 
Which members of Congress were BFF at the State of the Union? NYT has an interactive seat map http://nie.mn/i8XLxC 
 
Good morning! Newspaper websites attracted over 105 million unique visitors in the end of 2010 http://nie.mn/gS0H9f