Google sells radio advertising business as part of plan to shed underperforming operationsAugust 5th, 2009 Google sells underperforming radio ad businessSAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has found a buyer for a radio advertising business it has abandoned as part of efforts to cut costs and jettison underperforming operations.
Radio Giant Clear Channel launches online radio station after ad revenues fell in the real marketJune 8th, 2009 Radio giant Clear Channel amps up digital strategy
PHILADELPHIA — Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest owner of radio stations, is ramping up its strategy to stream radio to mobile phones, computers and other devices. On Monday, Clear Channel was officially launching an online media player that consolidates access to its roughly 850 radio stations at IHeartRadio.com.
Internet radio stations reach deal to head off crippling increase in copyright royalty ratesJuly 7th, 2009 Online radio stations strike big deal on royaltiesWASHINGTON — The future of Internet radio appears more secure after a handful of online stations reached an agreement Tuesday to head off a potentially crippling increase in copyright royalty rates. The deal is the product of two years of negotiations between webcasters and copyright holders.
IBM's satnav solution for constant radio retuningSeptember 21st, 2009 LONDON - Hate retuning your car radios again and again after losing your favourite channel during long journeys? Well, IBM's new software that connects the radio with the vehicle's satnav could be your ultimate saviour. In a recent patent application, IBM has claimed that merging car radios with satellite navigation systems could solve the above problem, and it could have safety benefits, too.
Google Opens Up Search Engine SecretsJune 28th, 2006 Google is pledging to demystify the hidden workings of its search engine while refocussing on its core business. Google admitted that it has come to be perceived as overly secretive in the way it collects and orders information.
Google Down!January 8th, 2008 It has been several hours since Google search went down. Google services on google.com domain, including but not limited to GMail or Google Analytics, Google Adsense etc., are down too while blogsearch.google.com is up and running.
Google drops 'beta' from Gmail in move to woo business customersJuly 7th, 2009 Gmail drops 'beta' label to woo business customersNEW YORK — After more than five years officially in testing mode, Gmail is finally graduating from "beta."
Google Inc. says its e-mail service and three other applications in the Google Apps suite for businesses are now finished products in name as well as function.
When Google Search FailsOctober 26th, 2006 I have been in an interesting discussion with a very high profile client when Google Search came up. One recurring thought which came up was how the apparent strength of Google search, that made it the number one search engine, is its very weakness in several industries.
Silicon Valley Executive Salary Survey; Google Leads The PackMay 23rd, 2006 Meet Omid Kordestani, Sr. V.P. Google, who made merely $288,874,396 last year.
No consensus on 3G reserve price: RajaJune 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - No consensus has been reached between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the finance ministry on the reserve price for third generation (3G) radio waves auction, Communications Minister A. Raja said here Tuesday.
Google Happy Loser in Wireless Spectrum LicensesApril 4th, 2008 Nobody is a happier loser than Google when it lost the auction to win the highly coveted premium wireless spectrum to Verizon. The premium wireless spectrum (C block) would have cost Google $4.7 billion, inadvertently thrusting the company into the wireless business and could have sent Google’s shares even lower.
Google is buying ads instead of selling them in campaign aimed at corporate AmericaAugust 3rd, 2009 Google launches rare ad campaign to sell more appsSAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. is so well known that it has become a synonym for search, making advertising unnecessary.
NYC Court: Internet radio service does not require payment of millions in royaltiesAugust 21st, 2009 Online radio service wins ruling over license feesNEW YORK — Personalized Internet radio stations got a boost Friday when a federal appeals court ruled that Yahoo's LAUNCHcast music service was not interactive enough to be forced to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in licensing fees. The 2nd U.S.
India ups 3G base price of radio spectrum, sees auction within three monthsAugust 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India raised reserve prices for auctions of third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) radio spectrum by nearly three-quarters on Thursday. Union Telecommunication Minister A.
Executive who led Google's China expansion leaving; was subject of court battle with MicrosoftSeptember 3rd, 2009 Executive who led Google's China expansion leavingBEIJING — The executive who led Google Inc.'s expansion in China after being hired away from Microsoft Corp. following a high-profile court battle is leaving to start his own business, the U.S.