Google opposes Utah law limiting keyword advertising from the LA Times provides a little more coverage about the new Utah law that regulates keyword-based advertising, which Danny covered earlier. Reportedly, Google is “objecting” to this law, though how exactly isn’t detailed.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Investment pundits have been scratching their heads this week over billionaire investor Sam Zell’s $8.2-billion purchase of Tribune Corp., publisher of the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, and owner of other old-media properties. Newspapers have been bleeding cash and losing both money and eyeballs to online news, job and classified sites over the past […]
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
Google canvasses for political ads at the LA Times reports that Google gave a seminar at the annual conference for political consultants and internet activists run by George Washington University. The seminar, “Making the Most of Google in 2008,” saw Google advising how groups can use Google services to promote their agendas.
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web:
News Corp., NBC pull together to challenge YouTube from the LA Times reports that the two media giants are expected to announce a YouTube-like site as early as today. News Corp. and NBC Universal plan to announce as soon as today that they are creating an online video site stocked with TV shows and movies, […]
Yesterday, news came out about Viacom suing Google for $1 billion over alleged video copyright infringement on YouTube. With some dust settling, I thought it would be helpful to recap some of the analysis out there. I’m pulling this roundup mostly from coverage you’ll find on Techmeme. Come along, and we’ll go through the official […]
Hooked on Google from the San Jose Mercury News revisits a theme from Microsoft that I’ve reported to readers over the years. That’s how Microsoft’s failure to beat Google in search — despite millions in spending — gets the "it’s early days, give us time" defense from Microsoft. The defense is partially true, but it […]
Spotted via Paid Content, Google an ally, not a threat, media exec says is an interview with David Eun, vice president of content partnerships, the former NBC and Time Warner Inc. executive and Google’s ambassador to the television, movie, publishing and local-media industries. with the LA Times Chris Gaither. Google has no intention of competing […]