Attributor “Fair Syndication Consortium” Completes Newspaper Trifecta

So, the three, somewhat ungainly pieces -- combined, represented a trifecta of web reckoning --I see going forward now are: Renegotiation of news producers' relationships with Google, Yahoo, MSN and AOL. I've written about my notion of Fair Share (no relation and coincidental timing with ...

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Google and Newspapers: Fairplay, Fair Share and Fair Use

I think it's time we get beyond this tired storyline and confront the realities of the moment. Just as God didn't ordain that newspapers should drive 25%+ profits from their daily monopolies, God didn't set the pay-out rules that drives current web business models. It's time to re-boot the ...

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9 Questions on GooglyHoo: WAN, the EU, ACAP, Joe Nocera and the Consortium

You got your East Coast news. You got your West Coast news. Something about the cratering US financial system going on out there on the isle of Manhattan, sources tell me. Meanwhile, here on the Left Coast, it’s round 74 of Google and Yahoo. GooglyHoo is giving lots of people a case of ...

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