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@niemanlab archives: January 28, 2011

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Al Jazeera is letting others use their Egypt coverage under Creative Commons http://nie.mn/g0p1EZ 
 
The art of the Egypt explainer: how to serve users with different levels of background knowledge http://nie.mn/dOBjsg 
 
Tumblr is “growing by a quarter billion impressions every week” founder says http://nie.mn/hHuWxC 
 
TWiR: Publishers betting on aggregation in Ongo, a new day for Demand Media and Olbermann fallout http://nie.mn/fK6Mml 
 
Amazing RT @jaredbkeller: @NiemanLab MoJo doesn’t mess around. Still, take a look at the Tumblr channel, it’s incredible: http://j.mp/g2nhfh 
 
@jaredbkeller Thx for the tip! We looked at something similar to that earlier today: @MotherJones‘ excellent curation http://nie.mn/dOBjsg 
 
Monetization and new life for old content: ProPublica and the New York Times on e-books http://nie.mn/dMpqsl 
 
Popular now on Twitter – Egypt edition: Al Jazeera’s live feed, how the Internet was shut down and more http://nie.mn/fuANuz 
 
Which magazines are making money off iPad apps? http://nie.mn/hTIrhz 
 
Hack’s got your back: Hacks/Hackers has a jobs board http://nie.mn/fqRHO6 
 
PSA: San Francisco Chronicle is looking for an executive producer for SFGate http://nie.mn/fRRPbo 
 
Story submission pages, aggregation, donations and more common features on hyperlocal news sites http://nie.mn/dIrP3D 
 
If publishers want to win on the iPad they’ll need to create a portfolio of apps http://nie.mn/gt9S3U 
 
Considering the situation in Egypt, is Internet access a human right? http://nie.mn/dVnBvj 
 
“There is no rational basis for believing that Demand Media is worth more than the New York Times” http://nie.mn/hqoJHg 
 
How to: provide context for Egypt coverage http://nie.mn/dOBjsg 
 
RT @davidfolkenflik: Incredible aggregation of all things Egyptian by News Arabica http://bit.ly/dPKNKR 
 
Cal Wire: California Watch starts new distribution network to share stories with partner newspapers http://nie.mn/gih4yF 
 
This Week in Review: WikiLeaks rivals, Ongo aggregation play and Wall Street welcomes Demand Media http://nie.mn/fK6Mml 
 
Day in the Life: TheWrap tracked homepages of top news sites for speed, timeliness and more http://nie.mn/dQTrsl 
 
ESPN promises more transparency under new editorial guidelines…that aren’t public, yet. http://nie.mn/eAhiI7 
 
It’s official: Kindle editions are now the top selling content in Amazon’s bookstore http://nie.mn/fsFicX 
 
We like mobile ads in apps! Or maybe we’re just clicking them accidentally, survey finds http://nie.mn/fOaCAx 
 
Cory Doctow says its time for a serious critique on net activism http://nie.mn/hGJlLg 
 
Good morning! How WNYC used maps and text from listeners to cover the snowstorm http://nie.mn/fGfyt8