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Though Net Neutrality is not a partisan issue, as evidenced by bipartisan support outside of Congress, primary support (but not all of…
Not happy with Facebook's search and advertising system? Well, Microsoft's going to try its hand at improving things. A new deal between the two companies should bring Live Search aboard before winter begins.
Google went live with Knol, a platform to read and write articles on all kinds of subjects. Knol was being tested privately since some time and had been pre-announced back in 2007. The address is knol.google.com, but notably not knol.com or knol.org or even googleknol.com. This project is somewhat reminiscent of Wikipedia, though there are many differences as well.
Widgets, advertising, and a couple of prominent music acts listed among the early participants in TrueAnthem's efforts show us why the music world doesn't end at the labels' doorsteps.
There had to be a better way. It's no surprise that Yahoo! Music is shutting down its download store and pointing customers to Rhapsody. But did they have to pull a Microsoft and stop supporting the retrieval of license keys or authorize playback on additional computers? Here's the email that came last night:
More money spent on gas and groceries means less for luxuries. In the past that meant more people going to the movies and picking up used musical instruments. Now, Microsoft wants to be an entertainment outlet, serving games, videos, and oh yes, advertising.
