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Think Tank Tries Imagining a Yahoogle Consent Decree
The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) has waded into the Yahoogle debate with a 22-page white paper that worries that the Yahoo-Google alliance will turn into “a black hole that swallows up Yahoo.” And it says that if the government can’t negotiate a consent decree that “preserves Yahoo’s [economic] incentives to remain in the paid search market” and compete against both Google and Microsoft – the only potentially pro-competitive feature in the deal is the money it would throw off that Yahoo could invest in its Panama advertising platform – then the Justice Department should “seek an injunction to prevent Google and Yahoo from implementing their agreement.” read more
Flock: Firefox’s Social Cousin
In June, updates on two browsers were released: Firefox version 3 and Flock version 2 beta. Those in the know are already aware that the Flock browser was built with Firefox 3 code as its foundation. So here are some specifics for those who deal with requests from patrons for alternative browsers on library laptops or desktops or who may want a better understanding of the differences between Firefox and Flock.
MySpace Offers Free Music Downloads — with Ads
Users of the popular social-networking site MySpace can now listen to and download music from several music companies, including Sony, EMI and Warner.Starting Thursday, users will have free access to hundreds of thousands of songs from hundreds of record labels -- but there's a catch. MySpace's 120 million users who want to use the free service need to deal with the advertising that comes with it, and they will only be able to access the service using a PC. Users in the U.S. can also purchase the digital rights management-free MP3 music downloads using MySpace's e-commerce feature. Users can download and buy MP3s on all digital music devices, including Apple's iPod.Chris DeWolfe, chief executive at MySpace, said the deal is the beginning of a new chapter in modern music. "Millions of die-hard music fans and artists already call MySpace Music home. By partnering with these industry leaders, our vision for MySpace Music as the definitive platform for unlimited artistic expression and unrestricted user experience is finally being realized," he said.The good news is that users will not be limited to how many times they download a song to playlists, each of which can hold 100 songs.MySpace Music's e-commerce feature will allow artists to sell tickets and merchandise to fans and generate commercial revenue. Currently, the service is supported by ads and sponsorships. In fact, McDonald's, Toyota, Sony Pictures, and State Farm are sponsoring the service.Time to ListenUsers have been anticipating the new service since MySpace and the music companies first announced the service in April.Users were greeted with this message from MySpace President Thomas Anderson:"MySpace Music has gotten a big upgrade. Today you'll find that some of the world's biggest bands have added their entire discography to MySpace -- all the albums and CDs they've ever recorded!"Anderson went on to...
Google CEO Says Yahoo-Google Deal’s a Go
In the absence of the regulators investigating the proposed Yahoo-Google deal saying either “aye” or “nay,” Google CEO Eric Schmidt told the press yesterday that Google will start putting search ads on Yahoo’s sites on or about October 11, the implementation date set by their agreement. To delay any longer would be to lose money, he said.read more
Reiser Sentenced
Two years ago this past Labor Day weekend Linux programmer Hans Reiser murdered his estranged wife. Last Friday he was sentenced to 15 years to life as part of a deal that reduced his first-degree murder conviction and its mandatory 25 years-to-life sentence to second-degree murder in exchange for taking authorities to the wooded site where he had buried her body. read more
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