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Digiday: Time magazine plans to launch a standalone website, Time Labs, for its interactive stories. Time brought on Chris Wilson in 2013 to lead its interactive data team, and the stories his team has produced have been Time.com’s most popular for three years running. In 2013, for example, 5.6 million people read “America’s Mood Map: An Interactive Guide to the United States of Attitude.” Traditional journalists can wring their hands, but the appeal of these stories is irrefutable. “We joke that narcissism works really well,” said Sam Jacobs, Time assistant managing editor.