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Eric Auchard
NBC Universal in pact for Google to sell its TV ads
Submitted by Benton Foundation on September 9, 2008 - 7:39amLast updated: September 9, 2008 - 7:39am
NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co, is teaming up with Google Inc on a multi-year partnership in which Google will act as a broker to sell TV advertising on some NBC cable channels.
HP, Intel, Yahoo study ways to make Web a utility
Submitted by Benton Foundation on July 30, 2008 - 8:05amLast updated: July 30, 2008 - 8:05am
Hewlett-Packard, Intel and Yahoo are teaming up on a research project to help turn Web services into reliable, everyday utilities. The companies are joining forces with academic researchers in Asia, Europe and the United States to create an experimental network that lets researchers test "cloud-computing" projects -- Web-wide services that can reach billions of users at once.
Google CEO talks of good, evil and monopoly fears
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 12, 2008 - 8:10amGoogle Chief Executive Eric Schmidt on Wednesday detailed his theory of competition in the Web industry while saying Google's famous mantra of "Don't be evil" is often misunderstood.
Google lets users measure the power of words
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 11, 2008 - 8:40amNumber-crunchers can rejoice as Google Inc offers deeper access to the underlying figures for users' Web searches, giving some insight into trends based on the relative popularity of various words.
U.S. Internet will shrink to 2 strong players: report
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 3, 2008 - 7:53amAn Internet analyst for a major Wall Street firm argues in a new report that Google Inc and Amazon.com Inc will be long-term winners, while Yahoo and IAC InterActiveCorp fall by the wayside and eBay Inc becomes a merger target.
Yahoo opposed Google deal before Microsoft bid
Submitted by Benton Foundation on June 3, 2008 - 7:46amYahoo Inc executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft Corp made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents made public on Monday.
FCC Chairman at All Things Digital
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 29, 2008 - 8:39pmLast updated: June 3, 2008 - 10:53am
The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg opened a session of D: All Things Digital Conference with an angry tirade against the s-s-s-low state of broadband in the United States. The target of his wrath was Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin.
Google unveils "white space" airwaves plans
Submitted by Benton Foundation on March 24, 2008 - 6:34pmLast updated: April 23, 2008 - 1:56pm
Google on Monday unveiled plans for a new generation of wireless devices to operate on soon-to-be-vacant television airwaves, and sought to alleviate fears that this might interfere with TV broadcasts or wireless microphones.
