Google Gives In To UK News Organizations

America, France, Belgium . . . these are the countries in which some news services have received payment in return for having their content carried by Google News, and now the UK has reportedly joined the gang.  But don’t tell anyone - the arrangement is supposedly being kept quiet so that other organizations don’t request the same deal.

Microsoft’s aQuantive Buy: Yipes!

Six billion dollars for aQuantive puts Microsoft into the mix with Google, Yahoo, and newly-minted online advertising power WPP to battle over third party ad serving.

Microsoft, Clinton Make Green Software, Services

Google’s well known for its environmentally friendly leanings, and Yahoo launched a “Be a Better Planet” campaign just last week.  Now Microsoft has joined the usual suspects by launching its own endeavor; oddly enough, former president Bill Clinton was also involved.

Marketers, It’s Your Fault Kids Are Fat

There are at least two sides to this and we'll try to address them both. The Center for Digital Democracy is looking to the US government to regulate the marketing of unhealthy food to children online.