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Even Google Is Giving Up On Newspapers

Google has a vested interest in making sure that quality journalism not only survives, but thrives in the decades ahead. CEO Eric Schmidt has identified the demise (and maybe even death) of the daily newspaper industry and the decline of journalism in general as a concern for Google. As such, the giant has to be [...]

Google’s Revenue Model For YouTube

There has been a ton of press recently about the growing pressure on Google to monetize its billion+ acquisition of YouTube, and monetizing video on the web in general. Even the New York Times has weighed in with a critique of Google’s ‘gaudy’ advertising on its Youtube video player. Having begun investing significant amounts of [...]