McDonald's makes its logo more 'green' in Europe AP (November 23, 2009) BERLIN (AP) - McDonald's is going green - swapping its traditional red backdrop for a deep hunter green - to promote a more eco-friendly image in Europe.
How the poll on debt stress was conducted AP (November 23, 2009) (AP) - The Associated Press-GfK Poll on debt, stress and holiday spending was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from Nov. 5-9, 2009. It was based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,006 adults. Interviews were conducted with 806 respondents on landline telephones and 200 on cellular phones.
Viacom's cable networks win rights to Jackson film AP (November 17, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - Viacom Inc. says it has won exclusive rights in the U.S. to air "Michael Jackson's This Is It" on its MTV and BET cable networks starting in 2011.
YouTube tries to help media find more free video AP (November 17, 2009) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.
Google, book publishers to reveal new settlement AP (November 13, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - The future of Google's plans to scan and sell millions of books online could begin to take shape Friday.
Intel to pay AMD $1.25B in legal settlment AP (November 12, 2009) SUNNYVALE, Calif. (AP) - Intel says it is paying AMD, its largest rival in the market for computer processors, $1.25 billion to settle all antitrust and patent suits.
AP asks judge to keep HOPE artist's lawyers AP (November 10, 2009) NEW YORK (AP) - The Associated Press has asked a judge to deny a request by the attorneys of street artist Shepard Fairey to withdraw from his copyright battle over the Barack Obama "HOPE" poster.
Mutual of Omaha settles 'aha' suit against Winfrey AP (November 10, 2009) OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Mutual of Omaha may have had its own "aha moment." The insurance company has decided to settle its lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey's production company over rights to the phrase.
Author Ken Auletta searches for the Google story AP (November 02, 2009) (AP) - "Googled: The End of the World as We Know It" (The Penguin Press, 336 pages, $25.95), by Ken Auletta. Google is best understood in terms of billions. Three billion searches are conducted daily on the site. Company revenues last year exceeded $22 billion. It spent $1.76 billion for YouTube and $3.2 billion for the digital ad company DoubleClick.