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Offline Newby

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And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« on: August 07, 2006, 11:05:36 pm »
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/08/07/2258245.shtml

Maybe MySpace can start improving shit besides its search engine. Like it's terrible reputation for being craptastic. :)

Scary to think Google paid $900 MILLION to be their search engine.... :/
« Last Edit: August 07, 2006, 11:17:54 pm by Newby »
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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2006, 02:08:50 am »
... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :(

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2006, 02:52:02 am »
It says Fox sites, I'd expect something like FoxNews would be more valuable than Myspace and perhaps the person who asked the question only mentioned Myspace? You aren't exactly going to say it wasn't a big deal when you paid $900 million for it and some other sites.

Also consider that this may have been a valuable research investment for Google since it will(probably dunno specific details) give them access to peoples music and other things that you sign over to Myspace when you put them on your Myspace.

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2006, 07:40:38 am »
World of warcraft sold out too.  :-[

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2006, 12:49:04 pm »
It says Fox sites, I'd expect something like FoxNews would be more valuable than Myspace and perhaps the person who asked the question only mentioned Myspace? You aren't exactly going to say it wasn't a big deal when you paid $900 million for it and some other sites.

Also consider that this may have been a valuable research investment for Google since it will(probably dunno specific details) give them access to peoples music and other things that you sign over to Myspace when you put them on your Myspace.
FoxNews already has a deal with MSN.

I don't think Fox would give Google access to people's music and other things.  Google is there mostly for advertising purposes, which will generate them lots of revenue.  Searching is something Fox would have to pay them for.
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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2006, 01:38:42 pm »
FoxNews already has a deal with MSN.
FoxSports does, but I don't believe that FoxNews does...

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2006, 01:45:33 pm »
FoxNews already has a deal with MSN.
FoxSports does, but I don't believe that FoxNews does...

FoxSports is apart of FoxNews Corp...

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2006, 02:11:22 pm »
FoxNews already has a deal with MSN.
FoxSports does, but I don't believe that FoxNews does...

FoxSports is apart of FoxNews Corp...
And FoxNews is a part of Fox that has a contract with Google.  That doesn't mean they inherit everything. 

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2006, 02:13:45 pm »
FoxNews Corporation is the main company I think.

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2006, 02:34:29 pm »
In that case, FoxNews is the one that signed the contract with Google.  And, like I said earlier, FoxSports is the one that is in bed with MSN. 

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2006, 02:36:38 pm »
FoxNews owns FoxSports....as I gather.

SO, they still work together in a way

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #11 on: August 08, 2006, 03:17:15 pm »
FoxSports does, but I don't believe that FoxNews does...
Haha.  I should read closer. =|
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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #12 on: August 08, 2006, 07:53:44 pm »
FoxNews owns FoxSports....as I gather.
Twentieth Century Fox owns the news, the sports, the films.  They're all subsidiaries.
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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2006, 12:13:04 am »
FoxNews owns FoxSports....as I gather.
Twentieth Century Fox owns the news, the sports, the films.  They're all subsidiaries.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH k, I thought FoxNewsCorp was the big one

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Re: And the winner (loser?) is... GOOGLE!
« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2006, 12:29:16 am »
It is...NewsCorp controls 20th Century Fox.
The writ of the founders must endure.