Major Internet Companies Agree On China Code Of Conduct
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft have announced they are close to completing a voluntary code of conduct for doing business in China and other countries that censor the Internet. Details of the code of conduct have not yet been made public but Senator Dick Durbin (D-Il) was supportive of the companies’ progress. "We must ensure that American companies operating in repressive regimes protect fundamental human rights," Durbin said in a statement.
Google Street View Expands To Australia, Japan
It’s a teensy bit ironic that the first overseas launch of Google’s Street View related to the Tour de France. Street View now appears to be holding a speed trial of its own, you see, with images of Australia, Japan, and over 30 American cities getting released yesterday evening.
Google Needs Customer Service Brilliance Too
The problem with being a dominant company comes when one treats customer service as another expense.
Microsoft Cleans The Panes On Windows Live
Microsoft’s collection of services under the WindowsLive.com banner received a little attention from the company’s makeover artists.
Google’s Translation Center Feeds The Machine
Google took the lid off a new service today, an extension of its Translate service called Google Translation Center that connects translators with people who need content translated into other languages. All compensation arrangements are left to the individuals involved, but Google will store results on its own servers.
Facebook Employees May Get To Sell Stock Options
Give people a little money, and you’ll gain their loyalty. Give ’em too much, and they may retire and forget you. So Facebook seems to be making a wise move by allowing employees to sell a small number of their stock options.
Cablevision Gets Ok For Remote DVR
A federal appeals court has ruled that Cablevision Systems Corp can move forward with its plan to launch a new digital video recorder (DVR) service that film studios and television networks said would infringe on their copyrights.
Cerf Proposes Alternate Strategy To Comcast
The broadband network management question has been at the center of the Network Neutrality debate for sometime, but recent scuffles between Comcast and the Federal Communications Commission have brought the issue more scrutiny. Vint Cerf, Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist, weighed in on that issue today, suggesting a new model for dealing with cable capacity issues.
YouTube To Get Some Olympic Content
Thanks to the International Olympic Committee and YouTube, sports fans in Botswana, Cambodia, and Mongolia – along with 74 other territories – are set to have a better-than-expected August. The two organizations have paired to air clips of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Band Song Leak On P2P Really A Promotion
Buckcherry’s manager decided to give his band a little boost by leaking a single onto the Internet via BitTorrent, and got caught.