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And To Find New Ones <a target="_blank" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091231003150/http://dlvr.it/CXy" rel="nofollow">http://dlvr.it/CXy</a> </div> <div class="person who"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20091231003150/http://twittorati.com/techdirt/statuses/7181938481"><span class="timeago" title="2009-12-29T21:59:01-0500"></span></a> by <a href="/web/20091231003150/http://twittorati.com/techdirt">Techdirt</a> (Rank #75) </div> </div> </div> <div class="status clearfix" id="7179229710"> <div class="profile_image"> <a href="/web/20091231003150/http://twittorati.com/mmasnick"><img src="http://web.archive.org/web/20091231003150im_/http://a1.twimg.com/profile_images/43337222/simpsonsbuddy_normal.png" width="48" height="48"></a> </div> <div class="status_content "> <div class="text"> <strong><a href="/web/20091231003150/http://twittorati.com/mmasnick">mmasnick</a></strong> @<a target="_blank" 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