Archives: 2011 September 19
Google preparing for Senate hearing
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google’s Eric Schmidt, the online search giant’s point man for all things Washington, goes before a Senate panel this week to argue the company is not a rival-abusing bully, but in fact is struggling to stay on top. Google Inc controls more than two-thirds of the global search market. But Web technologies [...]
Hulu sale at risk even as new bids are due (Reuters)
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The auction of online video site Hulu has been slowed by recent developments which could derail it completely, according to sources familiar with the process. Among the issues are conflicts over complicated digital rights, a wide bid-ask gap, and Yahoo being sidelined as a potential buyer by its own issues. Moreover, [...]
PE firms circling AOL turn attention to Yahoo (Reuters)
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc. The unrest has proved a headache for AOL, others are deeply questioned the Internet company tries to reverse his fate. AOL's interest in private equity firms have intensified after the company's stock has fallen 30 percent in earnings results last month sad. Allen & Co. and Bank of America [...]
FTC Seeks Changes to COPPA Rule
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
The Federal Trade Commission is proposing changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, which of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, COPPA, or commissioned. The COPPA Rule regulates the information that Web sites ask visitors under the age of 13 can, and the agency sought public comment on the proposed changes. The proposed amendments [...]
Yahoo gives interim CEO a 25 pct raise to $750,000 (AP)
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
San Francisco – Yahoo has given the interim Executive Director Tim Morse, a 25 percent up to step into the leadership vacuum created by the struggling Internet company's recent firing of Carol Bartz. Morse's salary is now $ 750,000, up from $ 600,000, according to an application for registration on Friday. Even Yahoo's finance director, [...]
EBay builds new division to woo developers (Reuters)
September 19th, 2011, No Comments
A pedestrian walks at the headquarters of eBay in San Jose SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Ebay Inc is building a new division to woo developers and attract more merchants as the company tries to emulate the success of Apple Inc's iOS platform in the e-commerce world. Ebay's main business is still its giant online marketplaces, [...]
