October 19, 2006
Baidu and MTV to feature streaming and downloadable video in China
The service features streaming and downloadable video, with programmes up to 30 minutes in length.
The companies did not state whether the downloadable videos would incorporate any form of digital
rights management or anti-copying technology. "Nickelodeon recently launched consumer products in
China for the multi-billion dollar SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer franchises," MTV
networks announced.
October 18, 2006
Google: larger organizations should think like a small company
To foster innovation, conference panelists suggested that even larger organizations should
think like a small company. "It's harder for large companies to innovate as they have lots
of innovation anti-bodies-- people who tell you a flat no," quipped Brian Barry, CEO of
Bedarra Research Labs Ltd., an Ottawa-based computing research and development firm.
Other panelists echoed the same observations. "You almost have to force innovation in
large organizations because everything goes through a longer process," said Mahshad
Koohgoli, CEO of Nimcat Networks Inc., a peer-to-peer software company acquired by Avaya Inc.
October 17, 2006
Yahoo's third quarter earnings disappoint investors
Advertisers and many investors have been concentrating more on Google, which will
report its latest earnings Thursday. Google made a big splash last week when it announced
it would acquire online video sharing site YouTube for $1.65 billion.
October 16, 2006
Yahoo continuing to lose valuable market share to search rival Google
Agent websites, blogging, market research and other online tools add to the total spend. These
channels, because of their efficiency gains, actually grow the real estate marketing pie,
rather than simply transfer from offline to online spend. In spite of declining real estate activity,
online real estate spending will continue to go through the roof.
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