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By Admin | May 16, 2008
He Said, She Said In Google v. Facebook
More details on Facebook’s banning of Google Friend Connect from the Facebook API earlier today. I spoke with Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Chris Kelly and Google’s Director of Engineering David Glazer about the banning to get a fuller picture of the conflict.Here’s an example of how Friend Connect (more details) works in practice. A third […]
Why CBS Bought CNET, And Not The Other Way Around
1999: CNET is a $12 billion companyJanuary 2000: CNET Aquires MySimon for $700 millionOctober 2000: CNET Acquires Ziff Davis (ZDNet) for $1.6 billion (after the March 2000 stock crash)July 2004: CNET Acquires Webshots for $70 millionOctober 2007: CNET Sells Webshots for $40 millionMay 2008: CBS Acquires CNET For $1.8 billionCNET announced its sale to CBS, […]
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