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First Lawsuit Filed In Microsoft-Yahoo Deal

After turning down a 62 percent premium for shareholders in the form of Microsoft's takeover bid, Yahoo opened itself to litigation from unhappy stakeholders.

Woman Charged For Craigslist Killer Ad

A Michigan woman has been charged with using classified advertising Web site Craigslist to hire a contract killer to murder a romantic rival.The job title was listed as "freelance" and offered $5,000. Investigators say Ann Marie Linscott posted two ads on the site in November and had three responses from people who thought it was an ad for a freelance writer.

Google Apps Education Edition Spreads South

It’s been horribly hot lately, so I’m guessing that Google’s secret network of weather machines isn’t yet up and running.  But the search giant is bringing a sort of relief to five of America’s southern colleges; the universities will receive Google Apps Education Edition.

Google Searches Michigan For Fish Stockings

Google added the State of Michigan to its list of state government partners in an effort to make local government information more accessible to citizens. Michigan adds its name to Virginia, Arizona, California, and Utah to states that have enlisted Google's services.

Michigan Schools Get Google Apps For Education

Google occasionally works out deals with individual universities, but it appears that the search engine company is starting to think big.  Not Texas-big, perhaps, but Michigan-big.  It’s in this latter state that Google intends to roll out Google Apps for Education.

Michigan Thrilled With Google Offices

All things AdWords will go through Ann Arbor, as Google opened the doors to its Michigan location yesterday.

Tasty Chowdah: Google Moving Into Boston

Job listings for the Boston area and a reputed search for suitable facilities in the city add up to a forthcoming Beantown presence for the search advertising company.

RIAA Targets Michigan Students, Draws NPR Ire

Privacy is a hot word around the blogosphere today; Google is protecting it and the RIAA is employing every trick in their playbook to circumvent a user’s right to privacy by pressuring ISPs and Universities to voluntarily hand over identifying information pertaining to users who are allegedly violating copyright law by sharing digital music over the school’s network.

How Michigan Can Teach You About Feedback

I am browsing a website that claims to be an important resource for the "World's Business Leaders" when I discover my quest for business enlightenment may soon reach Gilgamesh proportions.

Google Drives Jobs To Michigan

A Google job post seeks entry level techies in Ann Arbor, Michigan to help build a new Googleplex.