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Singapore: Yahoo! sued over copyright infringement

By reddotrevolver Thu, Nov 24, 2011 2:29PM UTC View Comments

Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Yahoo! Inc on allegations that the internet giant has reproduced news articles without permission, Reuters reports. From Reuters, “In our statement of claim, we cited as examples 23 articles from our newspapers which Yahoo! had reproduced over a 12-month period without our license or...

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Carol Bartz ousted as Yahoo! searches for new CEO

By Daily Social Wed, Sep 07, 2011 1:16AM UTC View Comments

Tweet AllThingsD reports that Yahoo!’s board has fired Carol Bartz as its CEO, marking the end of a rocky 30 month period under the former Autodesk leader. At the time of the appointment Bartz came across as a no-nonsense leader who’s out to make sweeping changes into how the company is run. A year into...

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“Sugar Daddies” site creator in the US is Singaporean

By reddotrevolver Mon, Aug 08, 2011 4:35PM UTC View Comments

About a week ago, HuffPo ran an article that highlighted the rise of a startling phenomenon that involves college kids seeking “sugar daddies” to pay off student loans and as a source of pocket money in the midst of spiraling education cost and a higher cost of living. On a website called “SeekingArrangement.com”, college students...

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Why Yahoo! – not Google – rules Taiwan’s webspace

By Jon Russell Wed, May 25, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

This is a guest post from James Hill from the Institute for Information Industry (III) in Taiwan. A recent post on this blog highlighting the four Asian countries where Yahoo! remains the market leader got me thinking about the reasons behind this trend. Yahoo! is constantly bashed in the West as it loses out to...

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Why new Google SE Asia office is in Malaysia, not Indonesia

By Jon Russell Thu, Jan 27, 2011 11:30AM UTC View Comments

Google has made significant news in Southeast Asia after announcing plans to open a new office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which will accompany its existing premises in Singapore and South Korea which were both opened in 2007. The Next Web Asia has more details: The company announced that it is opening a new office in...

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