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FarmVille for Change: New York Times Columnist to Launch Social Game (Mashable)

Mashable – New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has been one of mainstream journalism’s most eager adopters of Internet tools. The Pulitzer Prize winner has a sterling reputation as a human rights reporter, and is a major proponent of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

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Amazon creates iPad Kindle Store for iOS users (Appolicious)

Appolicious – Amazon’s iOS Kindle app provides a similar experience to Apple’s iBooks, but the Kindle store has long provided a better and more intuitive shopping experience than the muddled iBookstore. There’s also a lot more content on offer. However, when Apple implemented rules a few months ago demanding a 30 percent take of all in-app purchases, the Kindle app (and others like it), put the buying back on their website

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LivingSocial seeks to raise $200 million: NYT (Reuters)

Reuters – LivingSocial, the online deal provider, is looking to raise nearly $200 million from new and old investors, the New York Times reported on Friday.

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YouTube Video Prompts Calls for UC Davis Chancellor’s Resignation (Mashable)

Mashable – The Faculty Association at the University of California, Davis, is calling for the resignation of chancellor Linda Katehi after a YouTube video surfaced showing police pepper spraying passive Occupy Wall Street protesters. “The Chancellor’s authorization of the use of police force to suppress the protests by students and community members speaking out on behalf of our university and public higher education generally represents a gross failure of leadership,” the Davis Faculty Association wrote in a blog post on Saturday. The post goes on to criticize Katehi for “effectively authorizing [the police's] use of excessive force against peaceful UCD student protestors”

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16 Online Resources for Preparing the Perfect Thanksgiving (Mashable)

Mashable – Whether you plan to whip up a lavish feast for your in-laws or stick with the kids table, there are always ways to prepare for Thanksgiving.

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Newspaper owners team up in deal-finding venture (AP)

AP – A group of newspaper publishers and other media companies are teaming up to sell more advertising aimed at people looking for online deals.

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NY Times unveils plan to charge readers on the Web (AFP)

AFP – The New York Times unveiled plans to begin charging for full access to its website in a move that will be closely watched by other newspapers looking to boost online revenue.

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