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Jen Lee Reeves is surprised by the number of students entering journalism school who state they "don't know anything about computers." (MediaShift)

Henry Blodget: "The last few months have begun to confirm a conviction we've long held about Twitter--that, in its current form, it's not likely to become a huge mass-market phenomenon." (Business Insider)

Barb Palser: "However, as more companies crowd into the hyperlocal space, the question arises: Exactly how much consumer demand exists for neighborhood news?" (American Journalism Review)

James McQuivey of Forrester Research explains why  connected TVs are "going to sell like proverbial hotcakes," why this generation of TVs may not "create the digital home I envision," and why "Google TV is not the only or even the best answer, though it’s a bigger deal than you think." (PaidContent)

“It doesn’t really matter what medium you use. You can be a print journalist, a radio journalist, a television journalist, an online journalist … A journalist is not distinguished by the medium of his or her publication.” Here are 10 distinguishing characteristics (Jodie O'Dell)

Henry Blodget: “After five disastrous years, newspaper bosses are finally acknowledging that the industry is going through a rough time, but they still aren’t being fully forthright with their employees about the employees’ long-term employment prospects.” (Business Insider)

Mark Ramsey: “It is important for your station brand to be part of the listener conversation, no doubt. So somebody needs to dive in. Somebody needs to blog. Somebody needs to tweet. Somebody needs to have online dialogues with your fans. … But it doesn’t need to be the talent.” (Hear 2.0)