Google opens up trademark policy in UK
Google is changing its UK policy to allow some advertisers to use third-party trademarks in their ad copy, regardless of whether they own them or have approval from the trademark owner.
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The Truth About Google, Verizon and Net Neutrality
News Analysis: The New York Times and other publications failed in their journalistic mission to tell the truth about the potential Google-Verizon deal. Here’s what an agreement between the two could mean for net neutrality.
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Google Acquires Social Dev Slide For $182 Million
Adding to rumors of Google building a competitor to Facebook, the search company has purchased Slide, an application and games developer for social networks, for $182 million. Founded in 2005, Slide employs some 125 workers across its headquarters in San Francisco and offices in Shanghai and Bandung, Indonesia. Its Facebook and MySpace games and apps, which include titles such as SuperPoke! and …
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