Search Engine Land:
It’s back, the prospect that Microsoft might try to make Rupert Murdoch happy by offering a “get listed with Bing” exclusive deal. Later, I’ll revisit the topic in a coordinated fashion. But for now, I’ve collected a number of thoughts I’ve put out on Twitter, in blog comments and elsewhere.First, I’ll point readers back to (Read More)
The Guardian:
According to a Financial Times report, Microsoft is in discussions with News Corporation and others about pulling content from Google The next battle in the search wars could be over access to news content. The FT reports that Microsoft – which has made increasing the market share of its Bing search engine its top online pr (Read More)
New York Times:
Microsoft has held talks with the News Corporation about a tie up, which would involve News Corp. getting paid to take its news Web sites off Google, according to press reports. (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Last week I joked that Microsoft paying big sites to de-list from Google would never fly—but it just might happen. We know Rupert Murdoch is thinking about de-listing News Corp content, and now Microsoft may provide an incentive. The Financial Times reports that both companies have discussed the idea, though talks are still (Read More)
TechCrunch:
WinBuyer has just announced that it has raised institutional funding for the first time, to the tune of $6.9 million, in a Series A round led by Pitango Venture Capital and joined by Giza Venture Capital.The young Israeli company markets a so-called Onsite Comparative Pricing (OCP) application, which aims to help Internet r (Read More)
readwriteweb:
Late last night, AOL revealed a sneak peek at their new branding campaign for their soon-to-be standalone content-focused business. The rebranding effort will officially launch on December 10th when AOL begins trading on the New York Stock Exchange as a separate company from Time Warner, its current owner. The new logos - y (Read More)
ReadWriteWeb:
Having just launched a new real-time mobile search engine in conjunction with OneRiot only weeks ago, mobile search company Taptu is now expanding their revamped service to the Android platform. Today, they're launching a new application designed specifically for Android phones running version 1.5 and above. Like their bran (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
You’ll recall that CrunchGear broke the news regarding the leak of Microsoft Cofee, a suite of applications used by law enforcement officials for their own devices. The leak came from a popular BitTorrent site, and then spread to The Pirate Bay and all over the Internet. Needless to say, it’s “out there.” So good luck to Mi (Read More)
New York Times:
News Corporation, the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, has engaged in early stage discussions with Microsoft about a pact to get paid from Microsoft to remove its news content from Google's search engine.
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Crooks and Liars:
According to a report in the Financial Times, Microsoft has approached News Corp. about de-listing their sites from Google, which would be an apparent escalation in the search engine wars. It appears that Microsoft isn’t limiting this to just News Corp either. It’s reported that they are approaching numerous online publishe (Read More)
VentureBeat:
Google is growing its display advertising dominance, today with the acquisition of Teracent, a startup that provides companies with the tools they need to customize display ads like web banners and interactive modules. Still making most of its revenue from text ads listed next to search results, the tech giant sees display (Read More)
Wired: Gadget Lab:
Windows 7 plus Google’s Chrome browser is an excellent netbook combination.The two together make pretty good use of a netbook’s most limited resources: screen size and processor power. The result is a surprisingly pleasant combination for browsing, working in GMail and Google Docs, and other lightweight tasks.In other words (Read More)
Gizmodo:
So, what does it take to snatch a combined 75% of US mobile internet traffic? Two operating systems, a handful of phones, and one great browser core. That the iPhone is a massive source of online traffic isn't a surprise—that's been apparent since the week it launched. What's interesting here is Android's rise, which is dra (Read More)
Valleywag:
Stop everything, The Internet: AOL is now Aol. Whether superimposed on a fish or a hand or just some swirly crap, this logo makes the bold statement: We can no longer afford capital letters. [Ad Age]
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