One Video Game Union Is Celebrated, While Another Struggles to Get to the Altar
9 Jul 2008 12:10am GMT Activision shareholders approved the company's merger with Vivendi's Blizzard Entertainment Tuesday, as Electronic Arts started federal antitrust review of its hostile offer for Take Two Interactive.
Great Photo on Flickr? Getty Images Might Pay You For It
8 Jul 2008 11:04pm GMT In a partnership with Yahoo's Flickr, Getty Images will comb through the photo-sharing site to find images that can be marketed and licensed. It will share licensing fees with the photographers.
Ad-Targeting Companies and Critics Prepare for Senate Scrutiny
8 Jul 2008 7:34pm GMT The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday to look at the policy issues raised by advertising that is targeted to the online behavior of Internet users. Some of the participants are trying to bolster their positions in advance. The hottest topic will be proposed systems by which Internet service providers can watch users and [...]
Google's Tracking of Users Can Also Increase Privacy Protection
8 Jul 2008 3:23pm GMT We've written a lot about the privacy concerns raised by Google and other companies tracking users' activities on the Web, but the tracking has upsides, too.
Google Wins the Reputation Sweepstakes
8 Jul 2008 1:45pm GMT Google may have some quirky ideas about company-sponsored day care, but an eccentric policy here and there will likely do little to dent the Internet giant's sterling reputation.