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The Bad: > KPMG has found that 81% of UK “would go elsewhere for content [http://rd.kpmg.co.uk/mediareleases/22369.htm] if a previously free site we use frequently began charging”. Only 19% would be willing to pay in the UK, while globally (the same research looked at
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Time for some links: * One of the most consistent themes I hear when talking to journalists around the country is frustration with the web publishing CMS they have to deal with (especially if they’ve ever used any blog platform). In that light, this post about the BBC’s new
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I noticed an odd thing on my way home from work on Monday night. The data connectivity on my iPhone (which I tend to use continuously on train commutes) just died. I arrived home, hopped on the wifi and forgot about it. But there is an explanation [http://www.macworld.
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Nice summation of data journalism [http://maryhamilton.co.uk/2010/05/jeecamp-thoughts-on-data-journalism/], and how much the average hack should know: > Journalism is about asking the right questions. We research stories before we interview subjects so that we can ask pertinent questions whose answers will illuminate the subject. We need
alan patrick
[](http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Facebook.svg)Image via [Wikipedia](http://commons.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Facebook.svg)I have spent a lot of time thinking about [Facebook](http://facebook.
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Superb, fascinating short documentary on what the future of the web might hold: [Web 3.0](http://vimeo.com/11529540) from [Kate Ray](http://vimeo.com/kateray) on [Vimeo](http://vimeo.com).[via [Six Pixels of Separation](http://www.twistimage.com/blog/archives/web-30-and-the-future-of-the-internet---the-movie/)]
Blogs
Because I can’t justify calling it morning or afternoon coffee reading at this time of day… Two from [The Telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/ "The Daily Telegraph") worth your time:1. [Did AOL squander its investment in Bebo](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/social-media/7564413/
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/10/4049099917_44cff77927.jpg] David McCandless (@mccandelish [http://twitter.com/mccandelish]) has a book coming out. [http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/] He didn’t beat around the bush about that. He showed us the UK and US editions. But he’s
