Google’s threat to quit China adds some sparkle to tarnished image BY JESSICA GUYNN Los Angeles Times
The decision by Google Inc., to stand up to censorship in China is a marked turnaround from just a few years ago, when the giant Internet company agreed to gag parts of its search engine to enter the lucrative China market. Google’s threat to bolt from the Asian nation has brought praise from politicians and Silicon Valley business leaders, along with many of the human rights activists who had condemned the Internet giant for going along with China’s restrictions on Internet access. Whether Google’s reversal sprang from political idealism or corporate realism, the Mountain View, Calif., company seems intent on winning back the glow of goodwill. “The China situation was a ticking time bomb for Google’s reputation, and they were smart to detonate it on their terms,” said crisis management expert Eric Dezenhall. Google, which had come under harsh criticism after its 2006 move into China, is widely known for its good deeds. It is donating $1 million and technology to relief organizations in Haiti to aid rescue efforts in the aftermath of the deadly 7.0 magnitude earthquake there. During climate talks in Copenhagen, it introduced a free tool to monitor deforestation around the world. Other free services track the spread of flu viruses and energy consumption. But, as its influence and wealth swelled, so did concerns and unease with the company’s rapid growth. ...........................>>>>....................>>>>.................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00300&AppName=1
Google to restrict access to paid-for web newsRobert Lindsay 21 Comments Recommended (2) Publishers of paid-for web content will now be able to restrict viewers' free internet access under concessions made by Google, the world's biggest search engine.
The US giant said that publishers would now be able to set a limit on the number of free news articles people can read through Google.
The move follows claims from some media companies, including Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, parent company of The Times, that the search engine is profiting from online news provided by newspaper groups.
The Google "First Click Free" programme has, until now, allowed users to read any story on newspaper websites, including content that is subscription only, provided they search through Google.
Related Links Regional newspapers start internet charging If the future’s worth it, it won’t be free 2009's most Googled name? Stephen Gately Now users who click on more than five articles in a day may be routed to payment or registration pages.
"Previously, each click from a user would be treated as free," Josh Cohen, Google's senior business product manager, said. "Now, we've updated the programme so that publishers can limit users to no more than five pages per day without registering or subscribing."
Google users may start seeing registration pages appear when they click for a sixth time on any given day at websites of publishers using the program, according to Mr Cohen.
and it starts..........show me the $$ trail
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
They are all running around looking for money. The new money bag is the WORLD WIDE WEB!!!
My personal opinion ....... it IS the 'free information highway' that has helps educate and inform people who choose to use it. It is a wealth of information. I'm not saying that everything on the WORLD WIDE WEB is all creditable information. But it has been a tool that is worth it's weight in gold. And the media outlets have contributed to making 'we the people' smarter, more informed and educated on many important issues.
Although I know they (media outlets) are looking for bucks to stay solvent, I think it would be a significant loss of information if they started to charge for something people can not afford in this recession.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
They cant charge what cant be controlled.....let's see who/what moves in.....it will go the way of the farmers and subsidies......or they will try.....
we get our mobile x-ray results on line.......among other things.......safe?....the government will 'make' us freak out over the safety of it......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
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