Links on Twitter: Raises for web producers, AOL goes hyperlocal, Google Fusion Tables

By Twitter June 11, 2009, 6:55 p.m.

Biggest salary increase at newspapers last year was among web producers, who saw a 13% bump http://tr.im/oadX »

AOL buys hyperlocal news startup Patch in a seven-figure deal (also, Going, which does event listings) http://tr.im/obob »

Thanks for your great theories earlier on j-school grads getting journalism jobs! Here’s what you said: http://ff.im/3RmaV »

Why revealing an anonymous commenter’s identity caused such a stir at the National Review http://tr.im/o9AJ »

“I’m not sure we realized what we had.” USA Today publisher regrets not charging for iPhone app http://tr.im/obDR »

Checking out the new Google Fusion Tables for data storage and visualizations http://tr.im/o9Tz »

POSTED June 11, 2009, 6:55 p.m.

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