| 81. |
Bebo launches free video content deal
A host of media groups including CBS, BSkyB and the BBC will provide free video content to the 40 million users on Bebo and keep any advertising revenues under a deal with the social networking site.
14 Nov 2007 |
| 82. |
Chinese writer wins first Man Asian literary prize
Chinese author Jiang Rong on Saturday won Asia's first major literary prize, launched by the backers of the world-renowned Booker prize to give a greater global voice to the continent's often unheralded talent.
11 Nov 2007 |
| 84. |
News Corp profit up on "Simpsons" movie
News Corp has reported a 23 percent rise in quarterly operating profit, helped by strong box-office sales for "The Simpsons," but said it could face a "rough" economic climate next year.
08 Nov 2007 |
| 85. |
Facebook invites ads into user profiles
Social network Facebook unveiled a new advertising system on Tuesday that will let companies introduce ads into the Web profiles of its 50 million users and launch dedicated pages on the site for their brands.
07 Nov 2007 |
| 86. |
Microsoft's Ballmer defends Facebook stake
Microsoft Corp Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said on Monday his firm's acquisition of a 1.6 percent stake in socializing Web site Facebook for $240 million was an important investment, not a mistake.
05 Nov 2007 |
| 87. |
Google unveils system for social network developers
Google Inc will offer Internet developers an open system to create applications across Web sites, a move that could challenge the features behind the explosive popularity of social network Facebook.
02 Nov 2007 |
| 88. |
Microsoft results promise new growth chapter
More than a year ago, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Steve Ballmer stood in front of a group of skeptical Wall Street analysts and insisted that the software maker was still a growth company.
26 Oct 2007 |
| 89. |
Microsoft pays $240 million to clinch Facebook stake
Microsoft Corp beat out rival Google Inc, in a battle to invest in socializing Web site Facebook, by agreeing to pay $240 million for a roughly 1.6 percent stake in the Web phenomenon and expand a deal to sell advertising.
26 Oct 2007 |
| 90. |
Content key in boosting cellphone use: Nokia
Nokia, the world's largest cellphone maker, sees content for the wireless Internet as key to snapping up more mobile phone users, including in emerging markets, the head of its key unit said.
24 Oct 2007 |
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