May 11, 2007
Google is not buying Dow Jones
TechDirt
This blog has the scoop that the sky is not falling.
“As if there were any doubt, Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company has no interest in buying a media company, like Dow Jones. This, of course, should be really obvious to anyone that understands Google’s business, yet the company managed to turn up in a list of possible suitors for Dow Jones following News Corp.’s bid for the company. At the time, it was obvious that it wasn’t an idea to be taken seriously, but rather an indication of Google’s prominence that it always comes up in such discussions. ”
Bit Player
Jon Healey has the latest on the man who creating DVD ripping.
“Great story here from The Age in Melbourne, Australia, about Hew Griffiths, a purported leader of Drink or Die, which used to be one of the best known warez groups. (Among DoD’s claims to fame: it developed and distributed the first program to copy movies on DVD, called DVD Speed Ripper.) After four years of trying, U.S. authorities finally succeeded in extraditing Griffiths from his native land to face trial in Virginia. He pleaded guilty last month to violating copyright law and is awaiting sentencing; he faces a maximum prison term of 10 years. He’s already spent about three years behind bars in Australia, as he unsuccessfully fought extradition.”
Will black be the new green for the Web?
Tech Web
Stephen Wellman has an interesting did you know blog.
“Did you know that an all-white Web page takes roughly 74 watts to display, while an all-black page uses only 59 watts? This little piece of information could lead to a revolution in Web design.”
