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Daily Must Reads, Dec. 2, 2011

The best stories across the web on media and technology


1. Google may step on Amazon's turf (Bits Blog)

2. Twitter begins rolling out self-serve ad platform (SFGate)

3. Yahoo to remove 75,000 Associated Content articles that don't meet content standards (WebProNews)

4. Sony Bravia TV sets add Twitter ticker, Facebook app (Lost Remote)

5. New Android...

Huffington Post Co-Founder Ken Lerer Wants You to Watch His Next Company

What do you do once you sell your digital media business for $315 million?Start another digital media business! Ken Lerer, Brian Bedol, Patrick Keane and Jim Pallotta bet on video with Bedrock Properties.

Google Attacks! And Demand Media Investors Yawn

Google is going to crush Demand Media!So why aren't investors running for the exits?

The Newsonomics of journalist headcounts

Daily newspaper employment is still the big dog, responsible for a little less than two-thirds of the journalistic output, though down from levels of 80 percent or more. When someone tells you that the loss of newspaper reporting isn't a big deal, don't believe it. While lots of new jobs are being created -- that...

A Patch of Its Own: Yahoo Builds a San Francisco Newspaper

Patch, AOL's network of Web-only local newspapers, is open in 100 towns. Now it looks like Yahoo is planning its own local Webpaper venture, in San Francisco.

4 Minute Roundup: The Problem with Content Farms

4MR is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.News21.com.In this week's 4MR...

How Content Farms Train Their Writers to Write for the Web

Education content on MediaShift is sponsored by Carnegie-Knight News21, an alliance of 12 journalism schools in which top students tell complex stories in inventive ways. See tips for spurring innovation and digital learning at Learn.New...

Writers Explain What It’s Like Toiling on the Content Farm

"We are going to be the largest net hirer of journalists in the world next year," AOL's media and studios division president David Eun said last month in an interview with Michael Learmonth of Ad Age. Eun suggested that AOL could double ......

Your Guide to Next Generation ‘Content Farms’

From time to time, we provide an overview of one broad MediaShift topic, annotated with online resources and plenty of tips. The idea is to help you understand the topic, learn the jargon, and take action. We've previously covered Twitte...

At Yahoo, Using Queries to Steer News Coverage

The editors of The Upshot will use search data to create news articles that — if the process works as intended — will draw in more readers.

Left at the Altar by AOL, Associated Content Hires Allen

Interested in buying Associated Content, which specializes in generating lots of low-cost, search-friendly content? The company isn't technically for sale, and there's no pitch book. But if you've got an offer, you can go ahead and contact Allen & Company, the media bankers that Associated Content hired late last year.