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• Will this UK company be the digital model for magazine publishers everywhere?

  Colin Morrison @ Flashes & Flames - 5 minutes ago

  Nobody needs reminding that a large number of paid-for magazines are at risk, especially in countries like the UK and Australia where newsstand sales had stoked consumer demand across 20 years of booming sales. Magazine sales have now been in sharp decline for the past seven years.  The cold fact is that many paid-for magazines are […].

• Tech hubs flourish outside of Silicon Valley

  Emedia Vitals Staff @ EMedia Vitals - 13 minutes ago

  Silicon Valley has long been at the forefront of the tech startup scene, but due to the growth of emerging companies in other areas of the U. S. and worldwide, it's hardly the only hub sparking innovation. And in recent years, there's been a greater spotlight on New York.

• Jose Antonio Vargas on Using Social Media to Change Perceptions and Policy

  Alex Kantrowitz @ Mediashift - 33 minutes ago

  It’s 4:40 p. m. on a spring Monday in New York City and Jose Antonio Vargas is energized. Armed with a Venti Starbucks iced coffee and a laptop suited for travel, Vargas quickly dives into a recap of a recently concluded cross-country tour. Over the course of 30 days, the tour hit 15 states, and despite [.

• Daily Must Reads, May 20, 2013

  Julie Keck @ Mediashift - 33 minutes ago

  1.  Yahoo purchase of Tumblr shows power shift (WSJ) 2.  Tumblr brand will remain, with mostly “hands off” approach by Yahoo (AllThingsD) 3.  Chart: Where Yahoo’s Tumblr ranks next to Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest (The Atlantic) 4.  Pinterest takes a “first step” toward working with big brands (GigaOm) 5.  Associated Press CEO: DOJ’s seizure of phone records was “unconstitutional“ (Huffington Post) 6.

• 20 best iPhone and iPad apps this week

  Stuart Dredge @ MediaGuardian - Mobile - 44 minutes ago

  Beethoven's 9th Symphony, Hangouts, Amazon Cloud Drive Photos, Justin's World, Haunting Melissa, Star Trek Rivals, Sago Mini Sound Box and more.

• British Soap Awards a winner on ITV

  Jason Deans @ MediaGuardian - Television - 54 minutes ago

  BBC1's Case Histories beaten in the ratings by awards event, which was watched by nearly 6 million on Sunday night.

• Adelphic Names WPP Mobile Exec Michael Collins To CEO Spot

  Zach Rodgers @ AdExchanger.com - 1 hour, 2 minutes ago

  Adelphic, one of a handful of companies trying to help brands and publishers identify audiences across devices, has scored a CEO from agency land. Michael Collins was the chief executive at WPP-owned mobile agency Joule, which he built from scratch in 2007 into a global mobile-centric marketing agency with outposts in North America, Europe, Asia, [.

• Deep Focus Snares Nespresso, Nabs BBDO Creative Exec

  Adweek.com - 1 hour, 21 minutes ago

  Deep Focus today is announcing it's netted a pair of notable fish, landing Nespresso's U. S. social media account and hiring Atmosphere BBDO's Ron Lent as creative director for its Moment Studio.

• Making email mobile friendly

  Robert Phillips @ The Wall Blog - 1 hour, 32 minutes ago

  Despite predictions of the demise of email, figures from the Radicati Group show that there were around 2. 1 billion emails users in 2012, with the number set to grow beyond 2. 8 billion in the next four years.

• 20 best Android apps this week

  Stuart Dredge @ MediaGuardian - Mobile - 1 hour, 58 minutes ago

  Diner Dash, Soundhalo, Hangouts, Whisper, Sonic the Hedgehog, DK Quiz, Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles, Moshcam and more.