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Authors Get $60 Per Book, 63 Percent Of Ad Revenue In Google Book Settlement
paidcontent.org - 2/12/2009
Authors Get $60 Per Book, 63 Percent Of Ad Revenue In Google Book Settlement
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Google settled its long-standing Book Search and scanning lawsuit last October for $125 million, and now affected authors and publishers have begun submitting claims for compensation via a special site . Claimants are eligble for $60 per scanned book—and 63 percent of any ad revenue Google ( ...
google-tmads.blogspot.com - 2/12/2009
Traditional Media: Let's Take it Offline: Google Exits Radio but Will Explore Online Streaming Audio
— google-tmads.blogspot.com — At Google we've never shied away from high-risk, high-reward projects. We believe that making big bets is... not only in the best interests of our users and partners, but also important for our long term success. In 2006, we launched Google Audio Ads and ... (more) Traditional Media: Let's Take it Offline: Google Exits ...

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techcrunch.com - 2/11/2009
Google Book Settlement Site Is Up; Paying Authors $60 Per Scanned Book
— techcrunch.com — Last October, Google signed a $125 million settlement with the Author’s Guild to pay authors for copyrighted... works it has scanned and made available on the Web through its Google Book Search project. More than 7 million books have been ... (more) Google Book Settlement Site Is Up; Paying Authors $60 ...

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Google Japan Buys Dirty Pay-Per-Post Links
asiajin.com - 2/9/2009
Google Japan Buys Dirty Pay-Per-Post Links
— asiajin.com — Google Japan seems desperate in chasing the Mighty Yahoo! (see here for example). They are now using... a tainted and controversial social media optimization method called pay-per-post, provided by CyberBuzz. Recently, Google Japan announced a top-page ... (more) Google Japan Buys Dirty Pay-Per-Post Links

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Microsoft Poaches Another Yahoo Search Veteran
Silicon Alley Insider — Microsoft poaches another Yahoo search veteran [BoomTown] Heavily-funded startups call it quits. One VC is shutting down three per week. [WSJ] Book authors get 63% of any Google Books revenues. [PaidContent] Screenshots of Twitter testing an AJAX interface [webdistortion] Videogames are your vegetables. [Reuters] Facebook is working on a deal to be installed on more Nokia phones [WSJ] Photo: Daniel Panev ...

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