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James Moore: What's in a name? Yell has to tackle its crisis
Wednesday 23 May 2012
Outlook Yell has a problem. The stumbling directories business that used to be known as Yellow Pages has become a byword for bad management and bad debt. (It has a mountain of the stuff which needs restructuring. Again.) Not to mention the fact that the internet has presented all sorts of challenges to its business model.
Looking for a select gathering? Just Google it
Tuesday 22 May 2012
New-media gurus, political pointy-heads, start-up whizz-kids and rock stars mingled at this year's Zeitgeist conference. Adam Sherwin reports
The great Google gathering
Tuesday 22 May 2012
The search engine is taking its quest for knowledge offline at a secluded British hotel
EU gives Google 'weeks' to ease anti-trust concerns
Monday 21 May 2012
The European Union said today that Google must in ''a matter of weeks" outline steps it is willing to take to ease concerns about alleged abuses of its dominant position in the online search market.
All in a Don’s Day, By Mary Beard
Saturday 19 May 2012
Despite the asinine remarks of A.A.Gill, Beard is great on TV but transforming her blog into books (this is No.2) may be a step too far.
Market Report: Sun shines in California but it's gloomy in London
Saturday 19 May 2012
Where, oh where, is Britain's answer to Facebook? The social networking website's mega-float on New York's Nasdaq was the only excitement at the end of a week to forget for the Footsie, which fell every day. But anyone looking to find decent internet companies listed on the London stock market would struggle.
Fresh scandal for Yahoo as chief Scott Thompson quits in row over fake degree on CV
Monday 14 May 2012
Ailing internet giant Yahoo was thrown into fresh crisis last night as chief executive Scott Thompson agreed to step down after controversy erupted over a fake computer science qualification.
Microsoft redesigns Bing to incorporate Facebook elements
Friday 11 May 2012
Microsoft Corp unveiled a new design yesterday for its second-ranked Bing search engine, introducing elements from Facebook and other social networks, as it tries to claw market share from leader Google.
Google seeks to build world's biggest digital filing cabinet with launch of Google Drive
Wednesday 25 April 2012
Google is hoping to build the world's largest digital filing cabinet in the latest attempt to deepen people's dependence on its services.
Newham Council accused of 'social cleansing' after attempts to move poorest families
Tuesday 24 April 2012
A Labour-run council in east London has been accused of ‘social cleansing’ after it revealed plans to move some of its poorest residents as far away as Stoke-on-Trent.
In pictures: Google Photography Prize Finalists
Tuesday 17 April 2012
The ten finalists of the Google Photography Prize, chosen from among 20,000 entries by students from 146 countries, were announced this week.
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