October 6, 2009
Two and a half years is a long time for any court case. And in the case of Viacom vs. YouTube, it’s long enough for a lot of discovery and posturing. The latest round comes as anonymous Viacom sources tell CNET their evidence includes internal Google emails between employees who uploaded copyrighted videos. Even more [...]
October 6, 2009
The big news this morning is a CNET report quoting Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s admission that he paid around $1 billion too much for YouTube.
Here’s an extract from Schmidt’s deposition in the ongoing Viacom suit:
Schmidt: I believe YouTube was worth somewhere around $600 million to $700 million.
(Viacom Attorney) Baskin: And you communicated that to the [...]
October 6, 2009
Google’s Android phone technology is going where no iPhone has gone before–to the Verizon network.
The two companies have announced a strategic partnership that will see more Android phones coming to market–some within the next few weeks.
Integral to this agreement is a commitment by the companies to devote substantial resources to accelerate delivery of leading-edge innovation [...]
October 6, 2009
While the commercial Internet age is in its teens according to linear age it has some difficulty focusing. Just when users are getting used to a world that is search engine centric there comes along the social web or social media or social networking or social (insert your word here) to truly change how people [...]
October 6, 2009
Google is well known for many things to many people. Of course, search comes to mind. Then there’s e-mail and apps and on and on and on. Finally, there is the concern of world domination but that’s at least a year or two away so we can all breathe easier.
One design element that Google has [...]