links for 2011-08-16

RT @romenesko: AP and Google team up to offer six $20,000 scholarships to aspiring digital journalists. http://t.co/z4x0gR5

Microblogs challenge #China’s ‘rumour buster’ http://t.co/ZPZLrwA – another interesting piece on Weibo (via @kevglobal)
– Alberto Nardelli (AlbertoNardelli) http://twitter.com/AlbertoNardelli/status/103422831395749888

BBC Internet Blog: The last word on LauraK's Twitter account? http://t.co/T5SQzxy
– BBC Internet blog (bbccouk) http://twitter.com/bbccouk/status/103155870111772672

@RobinGood @hrheingold I have been researching curation, and the tools available. A summary: what I have found so far http://t.co/qBbV3bM
– alex kessinger (voidfiles) http://twitter.com/voidfiles/status/103154784982405120

Surprises galore: Top 25 Feeder Companies Into Harvard Business School's MBA Program. http://t.co/8sOSRHu
– JOHNABYRNE (JohnAByrne) http://twitter.com/JohnAByrne/status/103153943361757184

"Of the respondents, 24 percent said they use their favorite social media site less than when they first signed up. These respondents tended to be in segments that have a more practical view of technology. But 37 percent of respondents, particularly those in younger age groups and more tech-savvy segments, said they were using their favorite site more."

Analyst figures AOL is spending about $160 million a year on Patch. http://t.co/yxTLlRx
– Romenesko (romenesko) http://twitter.com/romenesko/status/103144189210001408