French Publishers Sue Google Over Torn Pages

The French Publishers Association (SNE) has joined a lawsuit targeting the Google Book Search service. The group's objections stem from its interpretation of intellectual property laws. It also - this is not a joke - objects to the way in which Google depicts search results as "ragged-edged" pieces of paper.

The Paris Hilton Approach To Link Building

There are many things you can learn about search engine marketing from infamous rich girl Paris Hilton, who some have called The Queen of Links. Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz puts it another way – “This falls under my ‘Paris Hilton Law of Visibility,’ which states that even the least attractive content can be the most […]

Internet Wields Blade, Slashes Newspapers

Circulation throughout the newspaper industry fell again, its decline over the past six months rivaling some previous record drops. Blame the Internet and its growth for the deep hurting felt throughout print newsrooms across the US.

OSS Trickle Down

If I understand Dana's point correctly here, he's saying that as open source vendors start getting a larger part of the corporate IT budget, less money is spent on commercial vendors, thereby reducing how much those commercial vendors have to spend on R&D for future innovations.