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US newspaper owners are 'mad as hell'

US newspaper owners, their advertising revenue evaporating, their circulation declining and their readership going online to get news for free, are fighting mad.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (13) | comments 40

Wikipedia, Google to protest Internet bills

Wikipedia went dark, Google blotted out its logo and other popular websites planned protests on Wednesday to voice concern over legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy.

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created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 80

Google to let publishers limit free website access (Update)

Google, under fire from Rupert Murdoch and some other newspaper owners, said it will let publishers set a limit on the number of articles people can read for free through its search engine.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Google gives Gmail a new look

Google on Tuesday unveiled a new look for its free email service, inviting users to switch if they like what they see.

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Google News mistakes Jackson queries for attack

A deluge of search queries for Michael Jackson led Google News, the news aggregator of Web search engine Google, to initially believe it was under attack, the Internet giant said on Friday.

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created Jun 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google says Murdoch stories can be taken off

Google said on Tuesday, in response to threats by Rupert Murdoch to ban the search engine from listing content from his news empire, that any company could ask to have stories taken off. ...

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Google puts songs a click away in search

(AP) -- A new music feature rolled out by Google Inc. Wednesday will bring its U.S. searchers one click away from listening to a full-length song.

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created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google hopes readers will 'flip' over new format

(AP) -- Google Inc. is testing a new format that is supposed to make reading online stories as easy as flipping through a magazine, a shift that eventually could feed more advertising sales to revenue-starved ...

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Google responds to newspaper critics

Faced with a steady drumbeat of criticism from a shrinking newspaper industry, Google is out to prove that it is friend not foe.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 06, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 9

German Internet community cries foul over Google news law

Germany's Internet community, gathered at the world's biggest high-tech fair, was up in arms Thursday at a draft law forcing Google and other similar sites to pay media firms for content.

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created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Google, MySpace, Facebook make music moves (Update 2)

(AP) -- Internet power players Google, MySpace and Facebook are adopting strategies to better compete in a music industry that is rapidly shifting online.

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created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Google in talks to buy Hulu: report

Google is in preliminary talks to acquire the online video site Hulu, the Los Angeles Times reported on its website Friday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the discussions.

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created Jul 01, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

News Corp's Murdoch warns he may block Google

Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has accused Google of stealing from his News Corp. empire, and warned he may block the search engine from accessing its content.

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (6) | comments 7

News Corp, Microsoft hold talks on Google: report

Microsoft has held talks with Rupert Murdoch's News Corp over a possible plan for the software giant to pay the media company to remove its news websites from Google, a report said Monday.

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (7) | comments 5

Online TV spats mean fewer free shows on Web

(AP) -- Broadcasters took a big step toward eliminating free TV shows on the Web after they blocked access to their programming online this month to enforce their demands to be paid.

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 24, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Google News

Google News is an automated news aggregator provided by Google Inc. The initial idea, StoryRank—related to Google's PageRank formula—was developed by Krishna Bharat in 2001, the Principal Research Scientist of Google. No human is involved in the altering of the front page or story promotion, beyond tweaking the aggregation algorithm. Google News left beta in January 2006.

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