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Jul
30

The Daily Mac: 2010-07-30

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Opening Friday: Philly finally gets an Apple store

Romenesko: ASNE polls online-only news sites on diversity for the second time http://bit.ly/a7SG10 #
The Inside Story: Flipboard’s Crazy Launch And Its Plan To Save MediaRead more: http://bit.ly/9EjhFm #
For whom? RT @Reuters: Afghan war leak may have severe consequences: Defense Secretary Robert Gates http://bit.ly/adZvuy #
RT @Reuters: Low-tech Shatner eyes Twitter, says what the $#*! http://bit.ly/dqeBgo #
TIME: Are Hyperlocals Replacing Traditional Newspapers? http://bit.ly/c5kGGw #
KRISTOF: 1 Soldier or 20 Schools? http://nyti.ms/ckx9aF #
CJR: The Story Behind the Publication of WikiLeaks’s Afghanistan Logs http://bit.ly/8YJEmT #
RT @warnewsradio Newsy: House Approves $59 Billion War Spending Measure http://bit.ly/b8ouo6 #
washingtonpost: Second missing sailor in Afghanistan is found dead http://bit.ly/auFVaw #
Mashable: HOW TO: Add Multimedia to Your Blog http://bit.ly/cjzx9S #
RT @JLab: All who practice journalism should review their skills from time to time. Read our guide on interviewing here http://bit.ly/bAmSSf #
Mark Zuckerberg’s Age of Privacy Is Over http://bit.ly/cKZy9R #

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Jul
29

The Daily Mac: 2010-07-29

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18th & JFK, Philadelphia

Cleaning Dalian harbor http://bit.ly/bt9OZv #
RWW: The Decline of Startpages Like Netvibes & iGoogle (POLL) http://bit.ly/bYybef #
RT @kmatheson: Yeah, but can your baseball mascot land a plane? The Phanatic hit Philly Int’l Airport today: http://twitpic.com/296w95 #
Jury convicts two in the murder of Phily PD Sgt Stephen Liczbinski http://yhoo.it/94xOEN I covered the 2008 crime scene http://bit.ly/aKLAuQ #
wired.com/epicenter/ iPad Owners Are ‘Selfish Elites.’ Critics Are ‘Independent Geeks.’ Discuss.Read More http://bit.ly/avdC1b #
Does ANYBODY think this makes sense? slashdot: Facing 16 Years In Prison For Videotaping Police http://bit.ly/9VyWBH #
gigaom: Only 56% of Internet users agree that newspapers were an important or very important source of information http://bit.ly/9CRiz5 #
washingtonpost.com/ Ten local incidents where photographers were asked to stop taking pictures http://bit.ly/cbqd39 #
undispatch.com: Funds for Iraq Humanitarian Assistance Slow to a Trickle http://bit.ly/b530Me #
AP: U.S. audit finds Pentagon cannot account for over 95 percent of $9.1 BILLION in Iraq reconstruction money. http://yhoo.it/aCpy7h #
Lost Remote » Should journalists learn programming? An easy flowchart http://bit.ly/aW3JrU #
slashdot: 100 Million Facebook Pages Leaked On Torrent Site http://bit.ly/a3rN5K #
phawker.com/ SEN. FRANKEN: Stop The Corporate Takeover Of The Media http://bit.ly/cVpgOp #
CJR: The Rise of Private News; A niche model can make a lot of money. What are the costs? http://bit.ly/dhaw9l #
RT @mashable: Oldest Twitter User Ivy Bean Dies at 104 – http://ow.ly/2hJ38 RT @IvyBean104 vy passed away peacefully at 12.08 this morning #
Thanks @technicallyphilly and @phillymag for including me among 10 best Philly Tweeters! http://tinyurl.com/2aogtzf #goodcompany #
RT @warnewsradio: Ahmadinejah dissaproves of clairvoyant cephalopods. http://bit.ly/c6zDYI #
Video: Russian Tank Ballet http://bit.ly/c01qjf #

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Jul
28

The Daily Mac: 2010-07-28

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@kmatheson spotted this installation on the St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia

Leaked files indicate U.S. pays Afghan media to run friendly stories http://yhoo.it/cuMyVs #
RT @johnpaul: Under New Rules, Newspapers Increase Circulation by 400% Without Gaining Any Readers http://bit.ly/cARRDg #
RT @phillyinsider Apple finally says it will open Philly store on Friday. There’s a giveaway, too: http://bit.ly/9n9q2A #
adage: Marketers are conducting one-way conversations — the opposite of the way consumers often use Twitter. http://bit.ly/dpp5qT #
Thanks @technicallyphilly and @phillymag for including me among 10 best Philly Tweeters! http://tinyurl.com/2aogtzf #goodcompany #
Why? RT @wsjbreakingnews: The House has sent to the president legislation funding the 30,000-troop surge in Afghanistan. http://wsj.com #
No wonder fans get so cranky! RT @phillynews: ESPN report: Philly sports venues violate health codes http://ow.ly/2hsHT #
Ugh. TY/RT @turbobrown: just a couple more oil spills. In the gulf: http://ow.ly/2hsym & in the midwest http://ow.ly/2hszv #
Thanks to all for a great day visiting http://warnewsradio.org at Swarthmorez (@ Swarthmore College) http://4sq.com/aalOLc #
RWW: Fair Use Legalized, Says EFF http://bit.ly/bEkBxg #
niemanlab.org: Five big questions the Wikileaks story raises about the future of journalism http://bit.ly/cFl14M #
paidcontent:And The Percentage Of People Who Would Pay To Use Twitter Is … http://bit.ly/a5r8eO #
WATCH: The Best Penalty Kick Of All Time http://bit.ly/9uDm88 #

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Jul
27

The Daily Mac: 2010-07-27

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Brigantine Beach, New Jersey

Afghanistan war logs: Secret CIA paramilitaries’ role in civilian deaths http://bit.ly/bNu7oU #
Twitter to Show Photos and Videos in the Stream [UPDATED] http://bit.ly/9ZyIVf #tweetmedia #
You might be relieved to learn that the Dept. of Defense takes it “very seriously” when 90K docs get leaked. http://bit.ly/crVyCO #wikileaks #
RT @wikileaks Let the spin begin: White House offers ‘advice’ on Wikileaks to reporters http://nyti.ms/9xtijK #
mediaite: Facebook Filter Blocks Creating Pages With “Palestinian” In The Title http://bit.ly/dzE9oD #
Mashable’s HOW TO: Send an Audio Tweet http://bit.ly/aTOWmY #
PRESSthink: Wikileaks, the World’s First Stateless News Organization http://bit.ly/ccfNZa. #
AP: New gov’t rules will make it legal to jailbreak your iPhone, load unapproved apps, switch carriers and more: http://bit.ly/bqCo4c #HUGE #
AFP: Fees for online news yet to succeed http://yhoo.it/agWdtH #
RT @iwantmedia: Huffington Post has big audience but generates just over $1 per reader per year http://bit.ly/aPp31E #
slashdot: Newspapers’ New Revenue Plan — Copyright Suits http://bit.ly/9qRMPx #

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Jul
26

The Daily Mac: 2010-07-26

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18th & Chestnut, PhiladelphiaWrong place, wrong time. RT @joekaczmarek: Real bunny ruins greyhound race! VIDEO: http://bit.ly/cD8ftP #
Is it me, or does the planet seem angry? http://bit.ly/aJZTij (Wild weather from the Big Picture blog) #
NY, NJ Parking Lots Sign Up to Charge Electric Vehicles http://tcrn.ch/aJ7NGT #
RT @crosswordkathy: The Sunday NYT crossword puzzle is filled with upstarts: http://bit.ly/bEAFdC #
NYTimes: Pakistan Spy Service Aids Insurgents, Reports Assert http://nyti.ms/aXBf7H #
RT @kmatheson: Pa. is trying to make liquor- and wine buying more consumer-friendly. Is it working? http://bit.ly/bhM1lf #
Slate’s interactive models of the Deepwater Horizon spill. http://bit.ly/cTcTPW #
How the Internet is Affecting Traditional Journalism [SURVEY] http://bit.ly/9WSUNJ #
Adam Westbrook: A multimedia journalism gear guide (on the cheap) http://bit.ly/b3K0uN #
Dramatic footage of fighter pilot’s crash escape http://bit.ly/98iGJu #
guardian.co.uk/ US security chiefs tricked in social networking experiment http://bit.ly/ce3zL8 #
slashdot: Brain Scans May Help Guide Career Choice http://bit.ly/cofsKc #
California Biographical Collection Burial Records: Killed by being swung around by the heels by a circus clown. http://bit.ly/d4QSuv #

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