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Big Data’s Usability Problem

In a wide sea of data, a few lines of code can be very easy to overlook.
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Mossberg on Apple’s Rivalry With Samsung and Why the iPhone Is Like Switzerland

In a pair of video appearances, Walt Mossberg discusses Apple-written mobile apps and what Samung’s new Galaxy S4 means for the iPhone.
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Why Al Jazeera’s Cable Move Could Cost Much More Than $500 Million

The news channel’s new pay TV partners are paying up, for now. What happens if that changes? We may find out.
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Google Fiber: Amazing Internet! Same Old TV.

Google can bring Kansas City crazy fast broadband. But it can’t blow up the TV bundle.
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#scoopfail

The real lesson here is that the scoop is and always has been a dangerous act of journalistic narcissism. Did it truly matter if one outlet “broke” the same information that other outlets — and the world of the Internet — knew a second before another?

Jeff Jarvis on the failure of CNN, Fox and other outlets to report Thursday’s Supreme Court decision accurately

HuffPo Co-Founder Ken Lerer’s Stealthy Start-Up Aims at CNN, Fox

Ken Lerer helped build an Internet news powerhouse out of thin air. Now he wants to do it again — this time using video.
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Voices

Glenn Beck Rallies Troops for Revolution Against TV

Glenn Beck still rails against his usual enemies, from the “hardcore socialist left” to “extreme Islam.” Now there is a new target: Mainstream television.

Facebook, MoveOn Vets Working on Mystery Media Start-Up for Lefties

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes is backing a news venture from former MoveOn Executive Director Eli Pariser that they’re calling a “viral media start-up” for progressives.
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YouTube Voters Want to Ask Rick Perry About Government Spending

But there’s a whole lot of other stuff on their minds, too. They’d also like to hear from Ron Paul.
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Fox News’s Twitter Triggers: Crime, Murder, Casey Anthony

Fox News Twitter followers click on links about scary stuff. New York Times followers pay attention to basketball. And Economist readers are interested in yogurt.
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Backstage at the Onion's New TV Show

Viral Video: "The View" Vs. "The Talk"