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2:55 PM ET, January 10, 2014

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Jeff John Roberts / Gigaom:
Facebook hit with lawsuit over “Like” ads - user says he never “Liked” USA Today  —  A Colorado man who claims Facebook falsely told his friends that he “Liked” USA Today has filed a lawsuit seeking at least $750 for himself and every other user who appeared in ads for products they never endorsed.
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Journalism.co.uk:
Washington Post ‘most popular’ US newspaper on Twitter in 2013  —  A study reveals the 10 most popular US newspaper websites on Twitter during 2013, as well as the most tweeted stories  — Read more  —  Other top stories  —  Also on Journalism.co.uk...
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TV Viewers Aren't Thrilled with Second-Screen Synchronized Content, Study Finds  —  Only 13% of ‘second screen’ users say content synched with TV makes experience more enjoyable, according to survey from CEA and NATPE  —  Call it app-athy: While the majority of TV viewers are sitting …
Lorraine Bailey / Courthouse News Service:
Anonymous Yelp Users Face Identity Disclosure  —  (CN) - Yelp must identify seven anonymous reviewers who left negative reviews for a carpet-cleaning business, a Virginia appeals court ruled.  With approximately 102 million unique visitors every month, the Yelp website allows users to post and read reviews of local businesses.
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Eric Eldon / TechCrunch:
It's Never Too Early To Say Goodbye
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Automated recommendation engines Taboola and Outbrain supply links on many major news websites  —  You'll never believe how recommended stories are generated on otherwise serious news sites  —  In its top story Tuesday, Politico.com covered the Senate's jockeying over a bill to extend unemployment benefits.
Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica:
Nook sales crashed by over 66 percent during 2013 holiday season  —  Barnes & Noble CEO attributes drop to lower prices, no new products last year.  —  Back in August 2013, Barnes & Noble declared that it wasn't giving up on its Nook e-reader just yet.  Despite its struggles …
David Sirota / PandoDaily:
Anti-SOPA coalition launches day of action against the NSA  —  Almost exactly two years after national protests defeated the so-called Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and one year after information activist Aaron Swartz took his own life, Washington is in the midst of another fight about democratic freedoms …
John Jurgensen / Wall Street Journal:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Ushers In Crowd-Sourced TV  —  The actor is taking his web project “hitRECord” to cable  —  For the first episode of the new cable series “HitRecord on TV,” producers had to squeeze 426 names into the closing credits, about four times the amount that scrolls through a typical half-hour TV show.
@wsjbreakingnews:
Supreme Court to consider broadcasters' challenge to Aereo. http://wsj.com
Discussion: @brianstelter
Joe Pompeo / Capital New York:
Time Inc. shake-up: Hackett out at People, replaced by E.W.'s Cagle  —  Larry Hackett, the longtime editor of People magazine, is leaving parent company Time Inc. and will be replaced by Jess Cagle, the editor of sister title Entertainment Weekly.  —  Cagle also assumes the role …
Joe Mullin / Ars Technica:
Wikimedia Foundation employee ousted over paid editing  —  Longtime advocate for female editors is dismissed after taking a $300 side job.  —  The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit which owns Wikipedia, has apparently terminated an employee who was engaged in editing for pay.
Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Citing Jana Winter, Colo. lawmaker proposes strengthening state's shield law  —  Colo. state Sen. Bernie Herpin has proposed changes to Colorado's reporter's shield law, citing the case of Fox News reporter Jana Winter.  New York's highest court ruled in December that Winter didn't have to travel …
Janice Min / @janicebmin:
Great news: Hugo Lindgren, former editor of the New York Times Magazine, is joining The Hollywood Reporter as acting editor for next 3 mos
Discussion: Capital New York
Merrill Knox / TVNewser:
Random House Moves Up Publication Date of Roger Ailes Biography  —  Because of “heavy media attention and heightened interest,” Random House is moving the publication date of Gabe Sherman's book on Roger Ailes up a week, Politico's Dylan Byers reports.  The book, originally scheduled …
Justin Ellis / Nieman Journalism Lab:
Dow Jones cites the hot news doctrine in new lawsuit  —  Dow Jones is suing Ransquawk, a London-based news service that delivers real-time updates on financial markets.  In the suit, Dow Jones accuses Ransquawk of illegally accessing one of the company's financial news and analysis products.
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Joe Flint / Los Angeles Times:
DirecTV may sever ties with WWE over new online network
Discussion: Bleacher Report and Forbes
Sam Laird / Mashable:
International Olympic Committee Won't Police the Internet in Sochi
Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Telegraph Media Group made record £60m profit last year
Discussion: @charliebeckett
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Mathew Ingram / Gigaom:
Contributoria's founders talk about why they are building an open community for crowdfunding journalism
Discussion: The (e)Grommet
Victoria Turk / Motherboard:
Algorithms Could Help Predict a Book's Success
Discussion: Telegraph and @evgenymorozov
Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Associated Press ‘Beefing Up’ Newsroom Amid Understaffing Concerns
Erik Wemple:
New Jersey's Record used persistent reporting, records requests and leaks for Christie story
Gautham Nagesh / Wall Street Journal:
FCC Chairman Pledges Vigorous Broadband Oversight
John Eggerton / Broadcasting & Cable:
FTC Tries to Put Brakes On Deceptive Auto Ads
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Fullscreen to Purge Unlicensed Music Videos from YouTube Under Legal Settlement
Discussion: The Wrap
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January
 
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