links for 2011-07-13

"A note on the transitory nature of digital content: Last week, when it was announced that the News Corp-owned Sunday tabloid News of the World would be shutting up shop amid allegations of phone hacking and other problems, the website—previously behind a paywall—went free. Now it has shut down for good, along with the newspaper’s iPad app."

Help out some friends, take their survey about what UXers need to do their jobs properly

"But there is a difference between broadly communicating with your Likes and Follows and directly communicating with them. Answering questions and engaging in direct conversations is far different than posting countless tweets and status updates and forming numerous discussion topics. And it is here where we find the low hanging fruit."

Open thread asking readers how they thing the PCC should be replaced or reformed