Yahoo Satellite Maps Feature Takes Off

Thursday, April 13, 2006 (Imdat Solak)


Yahoo introduced two new features April 11, one being Yahoo Maps, which uses satellite imagery and appears to compete directly with offerings from Google and Microsoft (eWeek: Yahoo Satellite Maps Feature Takes Off)

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How will Google spend $10 billion?

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 (Imdat Solak)


The search engine is mum about how it plans to use its cash, but analysts have some ideas for how Google could spend it

says CNN in an article published April 11th.

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The Battle for the Living Room

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 (Imdat Solak)

In an article (Paramount Pictures teams up with Xbox Live) CNET News.com writes:


Paramount Pictures and Microsoft are entering into a partnership under which the movie studio’s content will be integrated into the software giant’s Xbox Live service, the companies said on Tuesday.

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Why I Really Love Clara Furse

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 (Imdat Solak)

The Nasdaq bought a 15% stake in the UK market [LSE, ed.] at a price of £11.75 per share. (BBC NEWS | Business)

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Business Models for the Future?

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 (Imdat Solak)

Ok, lets have a look at the core of Disney’s announcement or more precisely the core of it’s impact: As I understand, cable companies usually pay Disney a certain proportion of their revenues in order to be able to distribute Disney content. So what would happen if Disney would fully switch to Internet-based distribution (I know, I know, this won’t happen soon, but lets just assume…)

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