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Google Maybe Could Possibly Buy Skype
Or not. Give Jemima Kiss at the Guardian credit for knowing how to toss some linkbait out there. Rumor has it Google…
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(Parts Of) Yahoo Europe Given Ultimatum
About two months ago, we reported that Google was interested in hiring a lot of new European employees. Now there's word that Yahoo's moving in the opposite direction; some European departments will have to either improve their performance or be sold or shut down.
Google Notebook Could Influence Rankings
Google has filed 3 new patents for its Google Notebook service which suggest plans to use Notebook listings as an additional factor in calculating Google's search engine rankings. Bill Slawski reported on the new Google Notebook patents; highlighting the points in the 3rd patent (Presenting Search Result Information) that refer to potential ties between Google Notebook content and Google's ranking algorithm.
Court: Blogspot Blogger May Remain Anonymous
Mayer Fertig at the Jewish Star on November 2nd reports (my link/ emphasis):
Has the DRM Free Experiment Failed?
The last year has been filled with announcement after announcement marking the end of DRM. DRM-free pioneer eMusic was thriving. EMI dropped DRM across its entire catalog.
AOL Rolls Out Video Ticker Ads
AOL's advertising division, Platform-A, developed the video ticker ads as an alternative to conventional pre-roll spots for online video.
