Google aims to make reading online articles easier in test that will sell ads for publishers

September 23rd, 2009 Life mag goes online through Google scan projectNEW YORK — Decades of Life magazine have been scanned and posted online, giving the public the first comprehensive electronic access to the iconic publication's archives. Life already has made images available through the Life.com Web site and a partnership with Google Inc.

September 22nd, 2009 New deal sought in dispute over Google book planNEW YORK — A $125 million settlement of a lawsuit that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books will be renegotiated in light of the U.S.

September 16th, 2009 SAN JOSE - So far, you have been spending time browsing to read news on Internet. But now, top search engine and content giant Google will help you read news, as if you were actually flipping newspapers or magazines.

September 10th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google is working on a micropayment system that would allow newspapers to easily charge for online content, the web search giant has revealed in a proposal to the Newspaper Association of America. In the proposal, which was released on the internet Thursday, Google said that its micropayment system would be up and running within the year and would enable simple payment of one cent to several dollars.

September 10th, 2009 Google willing to share digital books with rivalsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S.

September 3rd, 2009 Google to draw up new privacy policy for booksWASHINGTON — Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission. The concessions come amid a growing outcry among critics who believe a class-action settlement with U.S.

August 27th, 2009 Antitrust watchdog probes Google ItalyROME — Italy's antitrust watchdog is investigating allegations by Italian newspapers that Google Italy is discriminating against newspapers that don't want their content linked on Google's news site by dropping them from its search engine. Google said the newspapers were free to remove themselves from Google News while still remaining on its search engine.

August 11th, 2009 Judge allows objection to Google Book dealSAN FRANCISCO — A judge has granted The Media Exchange Company Inc. the opportunity to file an objection to a settlement reached between Google Inc.

August 3rd, 2009 Google launches rare ad campaign to sell more appsSAN FRANCISCO — Google is launching a rare marketing campaign Monday to try to boost its sales of online business applications. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is leasing billboards along major highways in New York, San Francisco, Chicago and Boston this month to promote a bundle of business applications that sells for $50 per worker annually.

July 20th, 2009 Google offers 'guided tour' of the moonNEW YORK — Google Inc. is offering a more wide-ranging view of the Moon, 40 years after humans first landed there.

July 1st, 2009 Google silences news commentary featureMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google has quietly dropped a feature that allowed people mentioned in news stories to comment on the articles.

June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Seeking to find common ground with authors, who have complained about copyright violations through search services, Google plans later this year to begin distributing and selling e-books on behalf of its publishing partners. "We've consistently maintained that we're committed to helping our partners find more ways to make their books accessible and available for purchase," Google spokesman Gabriel Stricker said Monday confirming the move first reported by the New York Times.

May 29th, 2009 Time Warner CEO hints at online fees for magazinesNEW YORK — One of the world's largest magazine publishers appears to be having second thoughts about giving away most of its articles on the Internet. Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes told an investor conference Friday that he doesn't think it makes much sense for publishers to provide their content without a way to recover the production costs.

April 29th, 2009 Judge delays Google book settlement hearingNEW YORK — The federal court overseeing Google Inc.'s settlement over its book-scanning program is giving authors four more months to opt out of the deal and review its potential pitfalls. Instead of a May 5 deadline, the court ruled Tuesday that authors now have until Sept.

March 13th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Online advertising has suffered almost as much as its print and broadcast siblings from the global economic implosion. But now some of the most important players in the field are fighting back.