Roundup: Search-within-search causes angst, secretive Modu raises $100M, Sun tries optical photonics & more
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Google’s search-within-search bugs some publishers — Apparently some folks such as the Washington Post aren’t looking too kindly on a feature Google added earlier this month, which lets people search within publications like the Post directly from Google. The feature lets you search for a publication on Google, for instance the Post or other sites like Wikipedia, The New York Times, and Wal-Mart, and then gives you a secondary search bar to search… Continue Reading
Roundup: Google stealing? Goog-411, Sansa Connect and more
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Sam Zell, soon one of the largest U.S. newspaper publishers, says Google “steals” — The magnate, who recently agreed to acquire the Tribune Co., told a gathering at Stanford University Thursday: “If all the newspapers in America did not allow Google to steal their content for nothing, what would Google do, and how profitable would Google be?” This is remarkable, and could foreshadow a legal showdown, especially when Zell begins to realize how… Continue Reading