Link Economy

Microsoft, News Corp Have Talked About De-Indexing From Google

Financial Times | Matthe Garrahan, Richard Waters, Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Microsoft has had discussions with News Corp over a plan that would involve the media company's being paid to "de-index" its news websites from Google...

Google's 'First Click Free' Will Allow Newspapers To Limit Access To Stories

AP | JANE WARDELL and ANDREW VANACORE | Posted 05.25.2011

LONDON — In a move that could help improve relations between Google Inc. and the media industry, the Internet search company is offering publish...

How (and Why) to Replace the AP

Jeff Jarvis | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Jarvis

What we need is an infrastructure for a content marketplace online that rewards the creators of original reporting by exploiting the essential nature of how the Internet operates, that is, the link.