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Could instant coffee make me happy? This is the promise held out by Via, the instant - sorry, "100% Natural Instant & Microground" - coffee just launched by Starbucks, which it promises tastes just like a fresh-brewed cup of its own java. (See pictures of Italian coffee...
When beleaguered executives from top newspaper companies met at a Chicago airport hotel in late May, they decided they needed a savior - that is, a tech company to help them figure out ways to make money online. Letters inviting solutions went out to 10 companies, and in July the responses discreetly rolled in. Google's proposal inadvertently showed up online Sept. 9, sparking a sea of media reports about Google's plan to save newspapers...
Microsoft, the other big-time company that, like Google, already has the technology available to implement a pay wall, also proposes aggregating information from several news sources in one pay-to-play location. The company's proposal emphasizes user preferences and aims to make the content accessible from any device, both on- and off-line. Yahoo is said to be readying an idea as well, but has not yet given any details. (See the top 10 magazine covers...
...will win? Randy Coats, vice president of interactive for Scripps Howard Newspapers, will make the decision for his 13 newspapers. He believes that tech companies that base their proposals on existing tools stand the best chance; Google is the favorite, he adds, because of its proven track record in monetizing online content. "This is way too important for us to be trusting vaporware...
...election, and he'll see his victory as a triumph also over those in Western capitals who had sought his ouster. Having secured another term of office, and with the West desperate to save its mission in Afghanistan from collapse, Karzai has the upper hand - and that will make it all the more difficult to cajole him into fighting corruption and delivering the good governance that is key to the campaign against the Taliban. (See pictures of the battle against the Taliban...