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This is Andy Baio's annual round-up of online movie piracy. This year: HD video makes leaked screeners irrelevant. "Already, with a month to go before the ceremony, 89% of this year’s nominated films have already leaked in high quality online, more than last year."

I had no idea that Oregon tried to keep minorities out in its early years. It's a depressing article but it's important to understand our history.

Reviews of (mostly) non superhero graphic novels. [via mefi podcast]

Social media services need to think harder about how they resurface and present our memories.

I enjoy Today in Tabs and I'm not a 20-something New York media insider. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ All I'm saying is: where's my article?

by Hiroshi Yoshida.

Looking at Instagram and social media though Berger's Ways of Seeing.

Sounds like the shift to phones and tablets means less TV time. "In all, about 5 million people ended their cable and broadband subs between the beginning of 2010 and the end of this year."

This is a nice reminder that using social media is a choice, not an obligation.

The Atlantic has a very nice story about a recent Ask MetaFilter question.

Interesting alternative to the daily (hourly?) dose of information; gorging once/week. $1.99/month.

"These constructions acknowledge a truth: our actions are increasingly passive online, and we really are just looking for something to watch, click, share and receive."

Great article about the difference between Twitter and Facebook from Matt Haughey. Short version: Twitter = present, Facebook = past. See also: kottke, torrez

Having trouble keeping up with online videos? Rex Sorgatz will keep you up to date and give you some context here.

The media people are sharing on social networks via Embedly.

The top articles flowing through Readability.