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Aggregation is plagiarism

Aggregation is plagiarismAggregation is plagiarism: I couldn’t help but aggregate (though not plagiarize) this link Jim Dalrymple aggregated to a post by a Mr. Joe Wilcox about how aggregation is, well, plagiarism. It’s true, now that you’ve read this you don’t need to read the original to know what …

Easily fake a tweet from anyone's account

Easily fake a tweet from anyone’s accountI wonder whether Twitter can eliminate the potential for this stuff, because Shawn King of The Loop is right: it definitely raises concerns for journalists, not to mention anyone whose account lends credence to the crazy things you might say with this …

The 128 GB iPad is official...

The 128 GB iPad is official……but I’m not interested. Peter Cohen of The Loop shared this earlier today, but I wonder why he didn’t offer any of his own thoughts on it. Here’s why I’m not interested: Part of the iPad’s appeal to me is that it isn’t another crufty “filing cabinet.” I rather …