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Intel talks Linux, netbooks and rivalry with ARM
Insight newsmaker Intel's Imad Sousou discusses the evolution of the Moblin Linux distribution at recent Open Source in Mobile conference.
Tags: Mobile processors, Development/design, Mobile platforms, Open Source, ARM, Google Inc., Intel Corp., Operating System, Experience, Moblin
MTV sues Imagine Radio founders
News Viacom's MTV Networks is suing the founders of Imagine Radio, an Internet radio site, for allegedly forming a competing business in violation of their employment contracts.
Google, Universal Music partner on new music video site
News A standalone site called Vevo will feature videos and music from Universal Music and be operated by YouTube.
Tags: Music, Web sites, Video, TV, Universal Music Group, Google Inc., entertainment, Advertisement, YouTube Inc., CEO
Yahoo may expand its video lineup
News While it has no plans to repeat a failed plan for TV-style programming on the Internet, Yahoo wants to build on its success with "video snacks" through slightly longer shows.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Data Management, Video, entertainment, MTV, Programming, ABC Inc., finance, Web 2.0
Facebook debuts 'fan box' tool
News Aimed at brands, celebrities, nonprofits, and marketers, the new widget lets site visitors add themselves as Facebook "fans".
Tags: Security applications/tools, Business broadband, MySpace, CNN, Tool, MTV, Coca-Cola Co., Facebook, brand, Web Site
Universal Music, YouTube near deal on music video site
News Vevo would be the name of a new Web site jointly run by Universal Music Group and YouTube, according to sources.
Tags: Copyright, Music, Music Video, Universal Music Group, EMI Group Plc., Video, digital music, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, MTV, Talks
Yahoo veteran named to MySpace CTO spot
News Alex Maghen, who previously served as the head of technology for MySpace Music, has tough road ahead of him, as News Corp.-owned site has fallen from favor in Silicon Valley.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Web 2.0, MySpace, entertainment, chief technology officer, Facebook, CTO, exec, News Corp., Web 2.0
iLike talks download store with music labels
News Facebook mainstay wants to stop sending 50 million users to other sites to buy music, sources said, and is close to striking deals with three top labels.
Tags: Web 2.0, Music, Web services, Apple iTunes, Warner Music Group Corp., RealNetworks Inc., Sony BMG Music Entertainment, MTV, Imeem, Facebook
Scammers using search optimization on Twitter, Google
News Online scammers are finding out what's popular on Google and Twitter and seeding tweets and search results with links to sites that have malware, PandaLabs says.
Tags: Web browsers, Browser, Search, Viruses and worms, Security, Authentication and encryption, Twitter, Google Inc., antivirus, MTV
A Google model for mobile advertising?
Blogs The week is not over yet but it seems I've already exceeded my quota of interviews with IT executives. Most of them are ...
Ex-MySpace CEO wants to gamble on social games
News In Chris DeWolfe's new venture, sources say, he'll attempt to snowball a bunch of social online games properties and pit himself against industry leader Mark Pincus of Zynga.
Tags: Games, Facebook, MySpace, Rupert Murdoch, CEO, Online Game, News Corp., entertainment, TechCrunch, private equity
Did Viacom find smoking gun in YouTube case?
News YouTube's internal e-mail indicate employees and managers knew about copyright content, sources say, but chose to leave the material on the site. What are the DMCA ramifications?
Tags: Web 2.0, Digital rights management (DRM), Google Inc., Viacom Inc., Web 2.0, Matz, TV, Entertainment Company, Entertainment Industry, Video
Judge sides with YouTube on several copyright issues
News US Federal court dismissed some of the copyright complaints made by a class of plaintiffs because they were made overseas and aren't protected by US copyright law.
Tags: Copyright, Lawsuits, Federal Government, Viacom Inc., Google Inc., Class Action, YouTube Inc., New York, copyright law, Judge
Ex-Facebook executive as MySpace CEO, 'effective immediately'
News Former Facebook executive Owen Van Natta takes over from outgoing CEO Chris DeWolfe. John Sykes will take over his old role at Project Playlist.
Tags: Web 2.0, MySpace, Van Natta, News Corp., entertainment, Amazon.com Inc., Facebook, CEO, Hollywood, revenue
Wall Street Journal, AP take aim at Google
News Editor of the Journal says sites that aggregate news are "parasites" and says legal challenges are coming.
Tags: Copyright, Google Inc., Search Engine, Associated Press, CEO, Wall Street Journal, U.S., Web Site, agreement, spokesman
