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Miguel Helft
Google Uses Searches to Track Flu's Spread
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 12, 2008 - 8:36amLast updated: November 12, 2008 - 8:37am
There is a new common symptom of the flu, in addition to the usual aches, coughs, fevers and sore throats. Turns out a lot of ailing Americans enter phrases like "flu symptoms" into Google and other search engines before they call their doctors.
Google and Yahoo Say Deal Would Have Survived a Suit
Submitted by Benton Foundation on November 7, 2008 - 8:53amLast updated: November 7, 2008 - 8:53am
A day after Google walked away from an advertising partnership with Yahoo, Eric E. Schmidt, the chief executive of Google, said he believed that the companies would have been successful if they had chosen to defend the deal in court.
Big Tech Companies Back Global Plan to Shield Online Speech
Submitted by Benton Foundation on October 28, 2008 - 7:42amLast updated: October 28, 2008 - 7:42am
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo and a group of human rights and public interest organizations plan to introduce Wednesday a global code of conduct that they say will better protect online free speech and privacy against government intrusion.
Is Google a Media Company?
Submitted by Benton Foundation on August 11, 2008 - 7:25amLast updated: August 11, 2008 - 7:26am
Some media companies fear that Google is increasingly becoming a competitor.
Online Search Ads Faring Better Than Expensive Displays
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 19, 2008 - 7:44amIn the past few years, Web publishers have made a big bet on booming online advertising revenues. But the economic slowdown may be throwing a wrench into those plans. While search advertising remains strong, there are signs that the growth in online advertising -- particularly in more elaborate display ads -- is slowing down.
News Corp. May Join Yahoo Bid With Microsoft; Yahoo Talks with AOL
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 10, 2008 - 7:28amRupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is in talks with Microsoft about joining in its contested bid for Yahoo, according to people involved in the discussions. The combination, which would join Yahoo, Microsoft’s MSN and News Corporation’s MySpace, would create a behemoth that would upend the Internet landscape.
Yahoo Is Said to Rebuff Microsoft Threat Over Bid
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 7, 2008 - 7:08amLast updated: April 22, 2008 - 3:50pm
Yahoo is expected to respond early today to a letter from Microsoft that threatened to lower the price of its buyout offer and take it directly to Yahoo shareholders.
