Comments on: Microsoft helping ‘de-list’ news sites from Google?

By: The Paepae

The Paepae — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:28:08 +0000

[...] discussed the widely-reported/hyped ‘discussions’ News Corp was supposedly having with Microsoft Bing earlier. Personally, I think the parasite description fits. Same with tapeworm. He’s just [...]

By: Peter

Peter — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:48:12 +0000

TechCrunch's Paul Carr asks and answers the questions arising out of these 'discussions'.

Will News Corp Remove Its Content From Google, And If So What Will It Mean For The World? No. And nothing.

Humorous and worth reading: here.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:37:25 +0000

Maybe it IS the future... or just upping the ante prior to negotiations?

More papers to block Google
NZ Herald | Thursday Nov 26, 2009 Publishers of the Denver Post and the Dallas Morning News may pull some of their stories from Google's news site, a move that would emulate News Corporation's Rupert Murdoch. News Corp is considering blocking Google's search engine from displaying its news articles and is talking to Microsoft about displaying stories on its Bing site. MediaNews Group, the Post's publisher, will block Google News when it starts charging readers in Pennsylvania and California for online content next year, chief executive Dean Singleton said. Morning News owner A.H. Belo may introduce online subscription fees and also block Google, executive vice-president James Moroney said. "The things that go behind pay walls, we will not let Google search to, but the things that are outside the pay wall we probably will, because we want the traffic," Singleton said.

... continues. From Bloomberg, via NZ Herald "We want the traffic" -- Oh, yeah. Right. That's gonna work. Kinda sorta half pregnant. - P

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:54:59 +0000

Pocket change for both companies, surely?

WSJ Could Ditch Google For $15 Million From Microsoft
Jay Yarow|Nov. 24, 2009, businessinsider.com News Corp. is reportedly in early stage discussions with Microsoft about taking content off Google, and putting it exclusively on Bing. While we are highly skeptical of this ever happening, we would love to see it, as it would be an interesting experiment, which wouldn't cost either company too much. Microsoft should not waste time negotiating for exclusive right to all of News Corp.'s news sites. It should just ask for the crown jewel -- the Wall Street Journal.

... continues here