A group of libraries that are participating in the Google Books Library Project want to make sure that their work lives on in case Google doesn’t. They’re forming a backup database of digitized books in case Google should go out of business in the future (insert joke or snide comment here). The database is called HathiTrust.
Netflix Partners With Starz On Instant Streaming
Online movie rental service Netflix has reached a deal with Starz Entertainment to make movies from Starz through its broadband subscription movie service, available to be streamed on Netflix.
MySpace Partners With PayPal On Fundraising
MySpace has partnered with PayPal to create the MySpace IMPACT/ PayPal fundraising widget that allows users to collect donations for non-profit organizations.
Bebo Partners With ESPN On Sports Video
ESPN has partnered with social networking site Bebo to bring short-form sports video highlights to the site for U.S. users.
YouTube Partners With Pulitzer Center For Contest
Poor video quality, the pointlessness of many clips, and the fact that the site isn’t profitable have all kept YouTube from earning much respect. But a new contest called Project: Report may go a ways towards changing that.
Yahoo Partners With Intel On TV Widgets
Intel and Yahoo have announced plans to introduce widgets to television via set-top boxes.The application is called the Widget Channel and will allow viewers to use rich Internet applications designed for TV while watching programs. The channel will be powered by the Yahoo Widget Engine.
Surprise! Hulu Has Huge Audience, New Partners
The development may not be big in a YouTube sense, but News Corp and NBC Universal are bound to be pleased. Hulu, their online video site, has sealed deals with Break.com, BuddyTV.com, Flixster.com, MyYearbook.com, TV.com, TVGuide.com, and Zap2it.com.
Google.org, Partners Create Indian Investment Company
Its current designation – we won’t call it a name – lacks imagination, to say the least. But Google.org, the Soros Economic Development Fund, and Omidyar Network have created an entity that should be of great help to small- to medium-sized Indian businesses.
Google Maps Partners with Magellan on GPS
Barely one day in advance of the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show opening in Las Vegas this week, Magellan issued a press release about their next generation of GPS navigation devices, highlighting how they will come integrated with Google Maps to provide local search capabilities.
Fox News Partners With Maven Networks
Fox News has selected Internet TV platform Maven Networks to run all of its online video channels for its global news network.