Google is facing more scrutiny over its proposed settlement it reached with copyright holders allowing it to digitize millions of books.
This time a group of state attorneys general have discussed the deal in a conference call held on Tuesday, Peter Brantley director of the Internet Archive told Reuters.
Americans Turn To Google And Then Google For Swine Flu Info
When sufficiently scared from TV swine flu hype*, people turned to the Internet for information, specifically Google, according to Pew Internet and American Life.
Study Looks at Advertiser Investments in Online Ad Networks
Results from an ad Network Study from Collective Media show that interactive agencies and advertisers continue to use and invest in online ad networks despite the current downturn in the economy.
Bezos’ Funding Of Speech Studies Kindle Related?
Billionaires donate to lots of causes for lots of reasons. Sometimes the donations are business related and sometimes they’re not.
A Walk in the BigPark: Microsoft’s Latest Acquisition
Microsoft executives are busy laying off thousands, hiring thousands, releasing Windows 7, and checking the blogs for the latest rumors from Apple. They are also busy acquiring companies—well, one company at least. On Thursday, Microsoft announced its acquisition of a small company named Big Park.
Murdoch Takes Back Free News Deal
KFC’s Free Chicken Deal Turns Sour
Looking at the State of Google
Google held its annual stockholders’ meeting yesterday evening and to accompany that Co-founder Sergey Brin decided to re-share the 2008 Founders’ Letter, which was originally published on Google’s Investor Relations site. Brin says they wanted to make this more widely available so they posted it on the Official Google Blog.
Google Translates Comments with Google Friend Connect
Google has launched an enhanced version of its comments gadget for Google Friend Connect. With the gadget, users can easily translate comments that aren’t in their language native.
Irish College Student Dupes Media With Wikipedia Hoax
When fans across the globe read of composer Maurice Jarre’s death at the end of March, they were treated to a charming quote: “One could say my life itself has been one long soundtrack. Music was my life, music brought me to life, and music is how I will be remembered long after I leave this life. When I die there will be a final waltz playing in my head, that only I can hear.”
It’s cute, but the thing is, Jarre never said it. Irish college student Shane Fitzgerald did, on Wikipedia.