Posts Tagged ‘Corp

Does Rupert Murdoch genuinely plan to block Google from indexing his sites, and could the reported discussions with Microsoft result in Bing paying to keep news content out of Google’s hands? If so, the future is bleak for both News Corp and consumers: Murdoch loses his voice in the online conversation, while news readers are [...]

Following all the shenanigans of late about News Corp threatening to put their content behind paywalls and blocking Google from using its content, the last few days have seen them courting Microsoft in a deal where their content would only be found on Bing. According a story in weblogs.hitwise.com, the two companies are in negotiations [...]

Does News Corp really need Microsoft’s help on creating a plain text file (robots.txt)? Seriously, it’s all about common sense, or lack of it, and buying market shares. Go to Source

Newspapers and traditional media have seen their world and their business models crumble before their very eyes. Newspaper revenues have plummeted by nearly 30% in the last year alone, while newspaper circulation numbers are in the toilet. The web is destroying outdated business models and replacing them with more efficient ones. These newspaper and media [...]

Yes, really. Rupert Murdoch’s crusade to blame Google for the failing newspaper business model continues today, as it emerges that News Corp has conducted talks with Microsoft about de-indexing the company’s sites from Google and (presumably) being paid to include them in Bing instead. The concept makes sense only if you buy Murdoch’s claims that [...]


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