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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Google Phone, blog money, Hulu and more

Can a Google Phone Connect With Carriers?
Google Inc. is close to unveiling its long-planned strategy to shake up the wireless market, people familiar with the matter say. The Web giant's ambitious goal: to make applications and services as accessible on cellphones as they are on the Internet.

New way for bloggers to make money with video
Google, by way of Feedburner, introduced a new way for bloggers to make money with video units. Video units let website publishers choose relevant content from select YouTube partners and have it streamed to their sites within a highly customizable video player. The videos are supported with user-friendly, targeted advertising, both above the video content and within the bottom 20% of the viewing area.

Hulu Readies Its Online TV, Dodging the Insults
Hulu is the new-media creation of two old-media rivals, NBC and Fox. Since March, when the broadcasters announced their joint effort to bring free, ad-supported television shows to the Web, critics have pounced, predicting the venture would be doomed by diverging agendas, technical challenges and an all-powerful enemy: YouTube. Is Hulu, Joost part 2?

It's not about the spam
Google says it is winning the war on spam. Will spammers see that as a challenge? CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here