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Archive for October, 2006Oct 09 2006 Steve Irwin’s death clogs Web sitesSYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) — In death as in life, iconic TV naturalist Steve Irwin captivated millions worldwide and clogged the Internet as fans from Guam to Glasgow reacted with disbelief to news “The Crocodile Hunter” was dead.Some Web sites groaned to a halt within hours of the first reports Monday that Irwin had been killed by a stingray’s barb through his chest in a freak diving accident off Australia’s northeast coast. Related Posts:Oct 09 2006 Google gobbles up You Tube for $2.5bSourced from stuff.co.nz SAN FRANCISCO: Web search leader Google Inc has agreed to acquire top video entertainment site You Tube for $US1.65 billion (NZ$2.5b) in stock, putting a lofty new value on consumer-generated media sites.
The deal, the first to value one of the new crop of user-participation websites at more than $US1 billion, combines two of the most popular internet brands: Google, synonymous with web search and rapid innovation, and You Tube, a Silicon Valley upstart that has spearheaded the video-sharing craze. Related Posts:Oct 09 2006 Politicians beware, warns GoogleSourced From smh.com.au Imagine being able to check instantly whether or not statements made by politicians were correct. That is the sort of service Google boss Eric Schmidt believes the Internet will offer within five years. Politicians have yet to appreciate the impact of the online world, which will also affect the outcome of elections, Schmidt said in an interview with the Financial Times published on Wednesday. Related Posts:Oct 09 2006 Telecom set to dump MSN as Xtra partnerSourced from stuff.co.nz Telecom today confirmed it is tendering out its partnership with its internet service Xtra, currently run with Microsoft’s MSN. Media reports indicate MSN is likely to be replaced by Yahoo in a deal that could be tied to the sale of Telecom’s directories unit. Related Posts:Oct 09 2006 Google launches video sharing site in AustraliaSourced from smh.com.au Search engine Google Inc. on Thursday launched an Australian version of its video hosting site, Google Video, that will include content from domestic media groups. The site follows will offer video snippets posted by the public as well as material from media companies including the Australian Broadcasting Corp., television’s Network Ten television and newspaper company Fairfax Digital. Related Posts: |
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