The National Library of Australia has struck an agreement with search giant Google to give online researchers access to the institution’s digital holdings of Australian newspapers via Google’s News Archive service.
Source: AFR - 31/10/08
Now the market collapse has helped drive Yahoo!’s value to a fraction of what Microsoft originally bid. If Microsoft - or another buyer - were to float a new offer, the acquisition would come much cheaper, and Yahoo! would probably be under even greater pressure to take it.
Source: AFR - 30/10/08
Market turmoil has not been the only problem VMware has faced in 2008. The company is grappling with an increasing number of competitors in the virtualisation space, including the likes of Oracle, Dell, Microsoft and Citrix.
Source: AFR - 29/10/08
More information about the incentives internet publishers offer agencies in return for booking more advertising with them came to light last week when Media obtained a copy of a draft contract between Yahoo and a media agency.
Source: THE AUSTRALIAN - 28/10/08
A decision from the Justice Department on the deal is expected in the next few days. But Microsoft’s strength in Washington combined with Google’s missteps there might have jeopardised a deal that - as it is a business partnership and not a merger - did not even require Justice approval in the first place.
Source: AFR - 27/10/08
Marketers will be able to put information about their own company into the Marketing-value.com.au website, which will then recommend a tailored set of up to 10 measures they should use.
The local arm of Procter & Gamble, Jetstar and Tourism Australia were among global advertisers of The Gap Year, which follows six Bebo users from Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Britain and the US on a globe-trotting holiday.
Source: THE AUSTRALIAN - 23/10/08
Who else but a robot would need to point out that they like to laugh, when laughter is the most basic of the human traits? Hahahahahaha!
Source: AFR - 22/10/08
The volume of content available online in North America, Europe and Australia has increased dramatically over the past year, aided by the proliferation of high-speed internet connections.
Source: AFR - 20/10/08
“Internet usage at work continues to be underrepresented, mainly due to companies not allowing research companies to install tracking technology”. [Leigh Terry - OMD managing partner]
Source: AFR - 17/10/08