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Tue 20 Dec
Corporate raider Carl Icahn said that a reported deal in which Google would take a fivepercent stake in Time Warners America Online unit could be disastrous for the mediaentertainment giant
Icahn a critic of Time Warner management who has been pressing for a shakeup released an open letter to the company board in the wake of reports that a onebilliondollar investment by Google was imminent...
cooltech.iafrica.com | tech news Google 'nearing deal for AOL stake'
Internet giant Google is in exclusive talks with Time Warner on taking a stake in the media giants America Online unit according to a source close to the negotiations
The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the worlds biggest mediaentertainment company is in exclusive talks with Google over a partnership that may include an equity stake
Earlier the Wall Street Journal reported that the two companies were near a deal in which Google would pay one billion dollars for a five percent stake in the onetime premier company of the internet...
What Is a Digital Library Anymore, Anyway?
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What Is a Digital Library Anymore Anyway 21 Nov
These technical snags exist in a broader and perhaps more worrisome institutional dilemma which has been characterized by many as the googlization of digital libraries and information in general Like any neologism googlization is used in a variety of ways...
Google tipped to buy AOL stake
Google may pay 1bn 565m for a 5 percent stake in America Online as part of an exclusive deal with Time Warner that would strengthen ties with the search giant instead of dumping Google for Microsoft
As part of the current negotiations with Google would be able to sell additional ads for its search engine also powered by Google on top of those provided by Google according to a report on Friday in The Wall Street Journal Online Google also could promote Web sites among sponsored links in search results according to an unidentified source in the report...
Billionaire seeks to derail AOL-Google deal
Like all shareholders I am not opposed to Time Warner entering into an transaction that creates longterm value Icahn wrote in an open letter to the Time Warner board of directors However I am deeply concerned that the Time Warner board may be on the verge of making a disastrous decision concerning an agreement with Google if this agreement would make it more difficult in any way or effectively preclude a merger or other type of transaction with companies such as InterActiveCorp eBay Yahoo or Microsoft...