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Links on Twitter: Google as a local news source, NYTimes.com to build its own meter system, how Google ranks tweets

By Twitter Jan. 20, 2010, 6 p.m.

Ars Technica wiped out excerpts in its redesign. Article text now appears higher on the page. http://j.mp/7a4g0g »

A look at “reputed followers” and other ways Google ranks Twitter results, by @techreview. http://j.mp/7znaxr »

In announcing a metered model (coming in 2011), NYTimes.com says it’s building a pay system from scratch. http://j.mp/7MHOo0 »

Looks like there’s a knowledge gap between those slick tablet videos and the (unannounced) Apple tablet. http://j.mp/4V3KZo »

A survey says 14% search Google for local news. They don’t search on local news sites. http://j.mp/4VhpCq »

POSTED Jan. 20, 2010, 6 p.m.

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