Six prominent French newspapers are joining forces to create an online news site in competition with Google News. France’s National Daily Press Union announced the plan yesterday and said the virtual newsstand will be launched in September. Le Monde, Libération, Le Figaro, Les Echos, Le Parisien and L’Equipe are planning to develop and finance the [...]
French Newspapers Take on Google News
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Twitter Takes Back the Reins of Advertising
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SEMPO – State of SEM 2010
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