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Gannett Takes Control Of CareerBuilder

This development can be seen as something that's either good for the Internet sector or bad for the economy in general.  Or both.  Regardless, Gannett has paid $135 million for another ten percent of CareerBuilder.com, which brings its total stake up to 50.8 percent.

Local Bank: Tribune Papers Strive For Ad Bucks

The Los Angeles Times and The Seattle Times buffed up their websites to make them more local-friendly.

Big Newsies Join Forces, Sell Online Ads

Local online advertising sold by quadrantONE, a company formed by four major newspaper publishers, launched as an alternative to the Yahoo-led consortium of newspapers.

Comparing SEM and SMM

Colleague Kelly McCoy Williams sent me a great story in the Chicago Tribune about "conversation analysts," which features friend and blogger Jeremiah Owyang.

Yahoo Boosts Newspaper Group Membership

Seventeen more newspapers signed on with Yahoo to participate in its classifieds program where HotJobs provides the job listings.

Microsoft, Symbian Unimpressed By Android

The appeal of Google's mobile operating system, Android, and an alliance of handset makers, has not registered with two major phone OS builders.

Whisper: Papers Plot Online Ad Network

Five major newspaper publishers may be ready to create a national ad network that will let them keep all of their ad revenue in-house.

Gannett, Tribune Partner On Local Sites

Newspaper publishers Tribune Co. and Gannett Co. have entered into a joint venture to expand a national network of local entertainment Web sites.

GPhone Is Not a Phone?

Google has been working on a mobile phone project for more than two years and the GPhone has caused expectations in the technology world to rise.

Google, IBM Create University "Cloud"

Google and IBM have partnered to give some of the world’s best young minds access to hundreds of linked computers.  What’s more, the companies aren’t doing this out of direct self-interest, and have teamed up with six universities.