paidContent Quick Hits 05.04.2010

Online Privacy Illustration

»  Chris Kelly, the former chief privacy officer for Facebook and now a candidate for Attorney General of California, criticizes Facebook for its automatic opt-in information-sharing services. [GigaOm]

»  Star Tribune CEO Mike Klingensmith talks new paywall and digital strategy. [MinnPost]

»  Why Roger Ebert hates 3D (and thinks you should, too). [Newsweek]

»  FarmVille creator Zynga is issuing shares that value the company at around $4 billion. [Business Insider]

»  Shaw Communications is taking over the TV assets of Canwest Global in a deal worth about $2 billion. [TheSpec]

»  The iPad jailbreak, Spirit, is available, although the hacker warns it’s “still sort of beta.” [iPhone Alley]

»  Brad Abrams, longtime Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) programmer and .NET Framework team founder, parts ways with the company with some words of wisdom. [Brad Abrams blog]

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