Wikipedia Gets Grub

Yahoo Denies RSF China Claim

The saga of jailed Chinese journalist Shi Tao took a sharp twist when Reporters Without Borders accused a Yahoo executive of lying to Congress about Yahoo's knowledge of Beijing's investigation.

Cisco Chides Google Over FCC Proposal

Not that there's a potential conflict of interest or anything, but Cisco, or at least Mary Brown, Cisco's Director of Technology and Spectrum Policy, sounds insulted by Google's attempt to strong arm the FCC into imposing a certain set of rules on the upcoming spectrum auction.

Google Finance For Canada Plays Peek-a-boo

Google Finance Canada is coming!  Actually, an announcement may have stated that it was already here, but the Official Google Blog has been updated to say, “Oops.  We hit the button too soon.  Watch for news about Google Finance in Canada next Tuesday.”

Google Extends Opt-Out Policy To CPA Testing

Google's still testing the waters of its cost-per-action ad model, which charges advertisers only when a sale is made or a lead form is filled out. But as one publisher notes, the AdSense team is inserting CPA ads onto his blog, whether he wants them there or not.

Republicans Urged To Attend YouTube Debate

Two well known conservative bloggers have started a petition on their new Web site save thedeabte.com to urge Republican presidential candidates to participate in the YouTube debate scheduled for September 17 in Florida.