Breaking News Rules

But when it comes to the verdict, surely the reporter should rush to the live microphone or camera first — even if that means being beaten by a rival tweeter?

– BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones on the BBC’s new guidelines that prohibit its reporters from breaking news on Twitter

Flingo Gets $7 Million for a Second-Screen Bet

Ashwin Navin used to run BitTorrent. Now he’s making another stab at video, this time with help from August Capital.
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My So-Called Social Super Bowl

Last night, I took a rare break from social media and opted for a real-time, real-life Super Bowl instead. And somehow … I saw the same game everyone else did.
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Twitter CEO Dick Costolo: The Full Dive Into Media Interview (Video)

“We’re in the media business, but we’re not necessarily a media company.”
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A Super Social Bowl

You watched the game on the big screen, and you typed and read on a smaller one. Which is exactly what Twitter and Facebook were hoping for.
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Are You Ready for Some Football? A Techie Guide to the Super Bowl.

For those looking for a side of tech to go with their Super Bowl, AllThingsD’s Ina Fried offers a guide to all the apps, streaming and more, designed to make the most of NFL’s championship Sunday.
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Bing — Which Has Deals With Facebook and Twitter — Finally Speaks on Social Search Controversy

Bing Search director Stefan Weitz explains why Bing has been relatively slow and quiet on social search, considering it has deals for both Facebook and Twitter data.
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From the Life-Is-Unfair Files: You’re Welcome, Winklevii. Love, Zuck.

That’s right, folks, the rich do get richer, especially if they pursue their case well past the point of shame.
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No More Pencils, No More Books

Can’t wait for high school calculus iBooks where kids have to triangulate Kindle sales with rubbish percentage data

Dan Frommer, via Twitter

Josh James Start-Up Domo Says Arigato to IVP in $20 Million Funding Round

Utah-based Domo Technologies has now raised $63 million. So what’s it going to use all that money for? Maybe, just maybe, an acquisition or two?
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A Silent Spring? (Comic)

The State of the Union Gets Live-Tweeted