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YouTube-Viacom, Part Two: YouTube Founders’ E-Mails Show Struggles Over Copyrighted Works

Mar 18, 2010 3:14 PM

In the second set of documents released today from Viacom’s $1 billion lawsuit against Google (NSDQ: GOOG) over YouTube’s posting of its copyrighted works, e-mails among the video site’s three primary founders Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawad Karim, demonstrate the debates the trio had over how to handle unauthorized…

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Posted In: Legal, Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Social Media, Video, Companies, Google, YouTube, Viacom, chad hurley, jawad karim, steve chen

YouTube-Viacom, Part One: Google Says Viacom ‘Covertly’ Put Its Own Clips On YouTube

Mar 18, 2010 2:39 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) attorneys argue in the trove of documents unsealed in the long-running legal battle between YouTube and Viacom (NYSE: VIA) that while Viacom “now insists that YouTube is liable because it should have recognized that their content was not authorized, plaintiffs’ own actions defeat that claim.” Specifically, Google…

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Posted In: Legal, Companies, Google, YouTube, Viacom

@ CMS2010: Jimmy Wales: Papers Should Ditch Columnists, Google Is Naive

Mar 18, 2010 7:08 AM

Not sure on what basis the Wikipedia founder pontificates about the future of news media, but every disruptor deserves his say, so Jimmy Wales took the opportunity at MediaGuardian’s Changing Media Summit… —On Google’s China problem: Wales likened Google’s position up ‘til recently (agreeing to censor results in order to…

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Posted In: Events, Guardian Media Group Events, Changing Media Summit, Companies, Google, Countries, Asia, China, jimmy wales, wikipedia

More Details Leak Out About Google’s Plans For The Set-Top Box

Mar 17, 2010 10:10 PM

More details are coming in about what Google (NSDQ: GOOG) may have in store for the set-top box. Just a week after the WSJ reported that Google was working with Dish Network on a new Android-based platform that would let users search both TV content and web videos on their…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Google

Google’s Trademark Application for ‘Nexus One’ Is Denied; Launches On Sprint Next

Mar 17, 2010 3:09 PM

Just as Google (NSDQ: GOOG) starts being more aggressive at rolling out the Nexus One to more carriers, it was socked in the gut with this bad news: its trademark application for the phone has been denied. Google’s application was denied because of “a likelihood of confusion” with a trademark…

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Posted In: Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile, nexus one

YouTube Tries To Spur Wider Use Of InVideo Ads

Mar 16, 2010 4:21 PM

While Google (NSDQ: GOOG) continues work on reaching its $1 billion in display revenue goal, the latest blip in the search giant’s strategy involves getting more smaller marketers to use in-video ad overlays on YouTube. In a blog post, concedes that most small spenders don’t have access to the tools…

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Posted In: Advertising, Social Media, Video, Companies, Google, YouTube

Google’s Android Market Hits 30,000 Apps

Mar 16, 2010 3:47 PM

Google has confirmed that there are now 30,000 free and paid applications in the Android Market. TechCrunch reports that the number of applications has nearly doubled from 16,000 in just three months. Other figures were provided by third-party developer AndroLib, which said it was only six months ago when Google’s…

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Posted In: Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android

Why Google Phone Sales Will Still Lag After Coming To AT&T, Rogers

Mar 16, 2010 3:32 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) says the Nexus One, which is the first device it is selling directly to consumers, is now available with frequencies used by AT&T (NYSE: T) in the U.S. and Rogers Wireless in Canada, in addition to the one that’s been available for T-Mobile USA. The phone will…

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Posted In: Companies, AT&T, Google, Android, nexus one

A Changing Of The Silicon Valley Guard?

Mar 16, 2010 1:20 PM

Hitwise runs the numbers and notes that for the first time ever last week Facebook passed Google (NSDQ: GOOG) to become the most visited website in the U.S. It’s not as though Google has stopped growing; it’s just that Facebook is growing at a much faster clip. The caveats: It’s…

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Posted In: Research & Metrics, Metrics, Research, Companies, Facebook, Google

The CliffsNotes To Google’s Mobile Lesson

Mar 15, 2010 4:36 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG) whittled its mobile businiess down to the basics for its third ‘educational’ webcast of the year Monday. The company’s three main points: 1) Simple data plans, more powerful mobile browsers, and better smartphones are driving usage of the mobile internet. Specifics: Google alone has seen mobile search…

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Posted In: Mobile, Search, Companies, Google, Android

Video From ADMS: Eric Schmidt on the Mobile-Centric Google

Mar 15, 2010 10:04 AM

At the Abu Dhabi Media Summit last week, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt was the biggest speaker of them all. And he surely made the desired impression, deftly handling some critical questions from the audience. His focus for the talk was on innovation, specifically on Google’s, and its efforts…

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Posted In: Companies, Google, adms, eric schmidt

Is Google Finally Ready To Make Its China Move?

Mar 12, 2010 1:49 PM

China has now reiterated its position in its standoff with Google (NSDQ: GOOG)—and it looks like all that remains is for Google to finally make its move. China says it won’t let Google operate an unfiltered search engine in the country. The latest statement from a government minister (via CNET):…

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Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, Companies, Google, Countries, Asia, China, google china

Free Maps From Google and Nokia Drive Vodafone To Shut Down Wayfinder

Mar 12, 2010 12:31 PM

The first victim of the free navigation wars: Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) is shutting down Wayfinder, the Swedish mapmaker it purchased for $30 million in late 2008. It was the carrier’s goal to use Wayfinder to provide directions to both drivers and pedestrians, while overlaying location-based advertising to alert users to…

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Posted In: Advertising, Technologies / Formats, GPS Navigation/Maps, Companies, Google, Android, Vodafone, wayfinder

Nokia Aims New Smartphones At U.S.

Mar 11, 2010 9:58 PM

It’s long been known that Nokia’s had a hard time selling its popular devices in the U.S. But its latest smartphones coming have a series of enhancements that it hopes will make it more competitive. The phones will run the latest version of the open source operating system, “Symbian^3,” which…

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Posted In: Companies, Google, Android, Microsoft, Windows Mobile, Nokia, Palm

FCC Releases Apps To Independently Test The Speed Of Wireless Networks

Mar 11, 2010 7:17 PM

Looking for real-time data of its own, the FCC (yes, the regulatory body in Washington, D.C.) has released a mobile app for iPhone and Android. Don’t worry, the feds aren’t interested in listening to your phone conversations, rather they say the purpose of the app is to provide “Americans with…

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Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, FCC, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, 3G, Companies, Apple, iPhone, AT&T, Google, Android, T-Mobile, Verizon

The Day Abu Dhabi Became An Unlikely Crossroad For Search Wars

Mar 10, 2010 11:47 PM

At the powerhouse Abu Dhabi Media Summit here at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, two of the biggest third-party search deals are being negotiated behind the scenes, we have learned. It just so happens that all the players involved were here for the last day or so: Google (NSDQ: GOOG)…

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Posted In: Search, Companies, AOL, Google, Microsoft, Bing, News Corp., MySpace, adms

Former RealNetwork’s CEO Rob Glaser Says For Now Apple Has Won

Mar 10, 2010 7:20 PM

In Rob Glaser’s first public appearance since stepping down as CEO of RealNetworks (NSDQ: RNWK), he implored that it is incumbent upon companies to work together in order for the wireless sector to continue its break-neck pace of innovation. Glaser did not hint at what he might do next, but…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Mobile, Companies, Apple, iPhone, Google, Android, Microsoft, RealNetworks, rob glaser

Requests May Signal That FTC Will Block Google’s AdMob Purchase

Mar 10, 2010 6:12 PM

Google’s proposed (and now delayed) acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob appears to be drawing even more regulatory scrutiny from the FTC. Bloomberg cites sources who say that regulators now want “sworn declarations” from Google (NSDQ: GOOG) competitors about the $750 million deal. The key sentence in the Bloomberg report…

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Posted In: Legal, Regulatory, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Companies, Google, admob, ftc

YouTube Brings Ads To Its Mobile Site

Mar 10, 2010 12:50 PM

Google (NSDQ: GOOG)—which has spent much of the last year talking about how it is making more money off of YouTube—is now beginning to monetize the mobile version of the video site. In a blog post, the company says banner ads—sold on a “full-day basis”—will soon appear on the home,…

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Posted In: Advertising, Money, Companies, Google, YouTube

First Look: Bing’s UK TV Ads Make A Monkey Out Of Google

Mar 10, 2010 10:51 AM

This is the TV ad Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) hopes will give its search engine a fighting chance against Google. Made by WPP’s JWT, the “Bing and Decide” campaign will run for three months on UK commercial TV and web.

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Posted In: Advertising, Search, Companies, Google, Microsoft, Bing

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