Eric Schmidt gives intern-placement network InternInc a leg up
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has given an undisclosed amount to launch InternInc.com, a relatively new social networking site designed specifically to help students connect with companies, their universities, mentors and others that can help them find the internships they need to build their resumes… Continue Reading
Google’s Schmidt ditches increasingly awkward Apple board seat
Apple announced today that Google chief executive Eric Schmidt (pictured, right) has resigned from its board of directors. It’s a move that seemed inevitable, but may also confirm growing competition and tension between the former allies.
The relationship between Google and Apple, particularly the sharing of… Continue Reading
Google’s Schmidt and Microsoft’s Mundie join Obama advisory council
President Barack Obama just brought leaders of two tech giants on-board as advisers to his administration: Google chief executive Eric Schmidt and Microsoft chief research and strategy officer Craig Mundie have both been appointed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
Bringing on… Continue Reading
Roundup: Blind advocates want audio Kindle, Google CEO speaks to newspapers, and more
Here’s the latest action:
Advocates for the blind protest loss of text-to-speech on Kindle — Amazon gave publishers the option to disable the feature after the Authors Guild complained it would cut into audio book sales. In response, a group advocating for the blind protested outside the… Continue Reading
Roundup: Cuts at One Laptop Per Child, Yahoo takeover plans and more
Here’s the latest action:
One Laptop Per Child cuts 50 percent of staff — The group says it is refocusing its efforts and that the remaining 32 team members are facing salary cuts.
Investment group eyes Yahoo takeover — Silicon Valley executives and investment bankers are putting together a… Continue Reading
Roundup: Web data offers election insight, banks gets big bonuses and more
Here’s the latest action:
Web data offers new info on presidential election — It remains to be seen whether Barack Obama’s tremendous lead over John McCain in Facebook friends will lead to a similar victory on election day. Meanwhile, another study looks at which social networking sites… Continue Reading
Icahn issues a 5-point plan. Yahoo issues a 5-syllable response: Icahn is crazy
The back and forth between Yahoo and billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is attempting to take the company over, is now arguably more entertaining than the formal letter wars during the whole Microsoft/Yahoo debacle.
Icahn recently got FTC approval to purchase a huge amount of Yahoo… Continue Reading
Bigger than Beacon: Politician presses Google on privacy issues
Forget Beacon, the controversial new Facebook advertising feature that tracks what you buy on other sites, then sends that information to your friends on Facebook. Politicians are getting serious about bigger privacy issues on the web. Ranking Republican Rep. Joe Barton (Texas) is going after… Continue Reading
Google’s next advertising deal, DirecTV
VentureBeat is hearing that Google is negotiating an advertising deal with DirecTV, the nation’s largest satellite broadcast service with 16 million subscribers.
Dish, the nation’s second largest satellite TV company, announced a deal with Google last week. (VentureBeat was first to report the Dish deal… Continue Reading
Web 2.0 week: IM-email integration trend, Google GPS, Google Ventures, Reality Digital & more
Roundup of a busy week:
Instant messaging and email are merging, Yahoo kicks it off — Yahoo will be integrating IM through its email, Yahoo executive Brad Garlinghouse revealed during the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco. In retrospect, we’re wondering why this trend hasn’t happened earlier…. Continue Reading
Apple and Google alliance — makes sense given culture, goals
Apple has appointed Google chief executive Eric Schmidt to its board of directors, which is a no-brainer even if you consider only Schmidt’s experience and stature. On the face of it, it may look like just another one of those relationships that Silicon Valley is… Continue Reading