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Microsoft Offers To Pay News Corp To "De-List" Itself From Google

Silicon Alley Insider  Nov 22 09

Microsoft (MSFT) wants to pay News Corp (NWS) and other large publishers to de-list their Web sites from Google's (GOOG) search index, the Financial Times reports.

The idea is to force Google (GOOG) to pay for content, thinning its currently fat margins.

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Peter Kafka of All Things D is gleefully tearing through the Viacom-YouTube papers, tweeting out the best things he finds.

CHART OF THE DAY: Here's How Much A Unique Visitor Is Worth (GOOG, MSFT, AOL, YHOO)

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Palm's third quarter was terrible, as anticipated. The company slashed its guidance a few weeks ago, and today confirmed that its Pre and Pixi smartphones are simply not selling very well.

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'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of iPads Pre-Ordered, Says WSJ (AAPL)

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Apple's iPad is off to a solid start, which could lead Wall Street to increase its Apple estimates for the year sooner than later.

Pageviews Are Dead: Here's What You Should Be Tracking Instead

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In a recent post for ReadWriteWeb, Tim Trefren, founder of Mixpanel analytics service, writes that focusing on pageviews is no longer an effective business strategy.

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Serial entrepreneur Bill Gross knows a thing or two about startups, having founded about 75 of them.

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HOUSE PORN OF THE DAY: The Fabulous Mansion Steve Jobs Will Demolish

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Clever: Facebook Funds A Privacy Watchdog Group

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Smart move: Thanks to a legal settlement finalized today, many of the privacy watchdogs watching Facebook will soon seek funding from Facebook.



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