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Tidbits contributor Rich Gordon writes: "I don't think the most important lessons of this story are about Web sites, journalism, software or human judgment. The lasting lessons should relate to the regulatory oversight of the world's increasingly automated global economy. However blame for the United Airlines debacle is apportioned, something is fundamentally wrong when investors make substantial bets on a company's stock based on a news story that anyone following the company closely would know was incorrect."
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"Craig Rosa, interactive producer, presents the "cross-platform, cross-editorial program" KQED Quest. "Cross-platform, cross-editorial" means Quest is about science, environment and nature-based content for community education in schools, radio, television, and the Web. As their show is based in and about Northern California, Craig explains how KQED Quest reinforces the message of global environmentalism by educating viewers about their local geography. Quest innovatively features an interactive map of Northern California as their web homepage; allowing users to access radio, blog, and TV content all from one page. Craig says Quest's mantra is: "geo-tag everything." Quest encourages users to download, manipulate, and/or reproduce their content any way they see fit."
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"News, like most all other forms of communication today, is both accidental and on-demand. We often get news online when we aren’t looking for it, and we also get news when and how we want it (we also seem to get only the news we want to hear, but that’s another issue for another day.) So let’s not confuse the changes news is going through with its impact. News still matters, even if the news itself is not always recognizable based on long-held perceptions."
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If cell carriers can subsidize the cost of phone hardware, then maybe opt-in advertisers can subsidize users' cell phone bills? Hmmmm….. "Although only about 9% of people agree with the statement that advertising on their cellphones is acceptable, 31% say it's acceptable if it lowers the bill, Paul Kultgen, director of mobile advertising at the Nielsen Co., said during a presentation at Billboard Mobile Entertainment Live in San Francisco today."
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This echoes my experience, too: "For me, the new Facebook is a mixed bag. My favorite feature is probably “The Publisher,” a toolbar high up on Facebook that makes it far easier to share links, photos and other content. I always felt that with the old Facebook it was surprisingly hard to share a link, and that I was always indulging in a lot of errant clicks between me and sharing."
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