Google Gobbles up News Vertical

Late on Friday afternoon is a brilliant time for Google to announce a major change with their news service if they do not want people to talk about much. With their AP, Agence France-Presse, The Press Association in the United Kingdom and The Canadian Press syndication deals, Google claims they are improving duplicate detection, increasing listing variety, and as a net result they are sending…

Google Says It’s Time To Turn Japanese

Phone and cable companies are losing the Net Neutrality debate, and losing it badly. And Google's Washington Telecom and Media Counsel Richard Whitt doesn't mind pointing that out.

Web Site Lets College Football Fans Decide

FansPoll.com, a Web site that allows fans to vote on things related to college football including what team should be the national champions announced the official launch of its season today.

Google News Seals Deals With Major Agencies

The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the Press Association, and the Canadian Press are expanding upon earlier deals with Google News, and as part of the latest arrangement, Google News will now host some of their stories on its own site.

Facebook Users Fight (And Beat) Bank’s Decision

Here’s a brilliant financial guideline by which most people live: don’t spend more money than you have.  But when a UK bank tried to enforce that guideline by charging interest on overdrafts, a big, Facebook-style fuss erupted.  An interesting resolution then occurred: the Facebook users won.