Just two days ago SanJose.com reported that Murdoch and Microsoft are planning to take on Google. They could be joined by the Denver-based MediaNews Group.
Just two days ago SanJose.com reported that Murdoch and Microsoft are planning to take on Google. They could be joined by the Denver-based MediaNews Group. That company’s CEO Dean Singleton says that starting next year, many of his newspapers will start putting their content behind pay walls, starting with York, Pennsylvania, and Chico, California. They also plan on blocking Google from accessing their content. The decision could have a major impact on local papers, such as the Milpitas Post, the Palo Alto Daily News, The Mercury News, and the Santa Cruz Sentinel, all owned by MediaNews.
Google has yet to respond to the threat, though in the past it has stated that the value it provides to local newspapers outweighs the advertising benefits it receives. Read more at the San Francisco Business Journal.
