Don’t Forget About Yahoo

News publishers, even as they complained about the scruffy news types, knew the business principles they were supposed to maintain, and the separation of the business and the news production. They'd reassert that point from time to time. I'd like to hear that from Carol Bartz, for example, and ...

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“Fair Share”: Google, Trust, Anti-Trust….and What Happens Next

On the other hand, Google is particular has become the gateway of our times. It is the number one sender of traffic to news sites -- 25-35% as a rule. In saying that news companies are free to tell Google not to index them, and that Google will be glad to comply, you can practically hear the ...

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