links for 2009-08-15

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  Epeus’ epigone: How Twitter works in theory
  Kevin Marks does a rockstar job of conveying the essence of Twitter
  (tags: Technology twitter)


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  Spot.Us, pioneer of crowdfunded journalism, preps for expansion Nieman Journalism Lab
  “In our interview, I skipped the basics of Spot.Us and focused on what Cohn has learned since launching in the fall. One key lesson, he said, has been that volunteer editors work better than poorly paid ones. Spot.Us had reserved 10 percent of funding for each story to pay an editor, but that rarely amounted to much. “I’ve found so far that volunteer editors who sort of come in, not because of money but because they just want to be involved in journalism, have been doing much more thorough better job of the editorial workflow,” Cohn said.”
  (tags: Media&Journalism davidcohn Spot.Us)


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  Who, really, is The Associated Press accusing of copyright infringement? Nieman Journalism Lab
  Zackary Seward spoke with AP’s general counsel Srinandan Kasi: they are only interested in large competitors.
  (tags: Media&Journalism ap fairuse SrinandanKasi)


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  Netscape Founder Backs New Browser - NYTimes.com
  Andreesen backs Rockmelt, a new browser company. Are we going to have a single porthole on the future web?
  (tags: Technology rockmelt andreessen browsers)


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  The Fallacy Of The Link Economy | paidContent
  Arnon Mishkin makes an unconvincing case for media companies making others pay to link.
  (tags: arnonmishkin linkeconomy)