New Google tool reveals marine protected areas (AP) AP - Conservationists working with Google Inc. have unveiled a tool that lets people view protected marine areas with the click of a mouse — a bid to harness the Internet's top search engine to raise awareness of endangered ocean habitats. Publ.Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:12:15 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
Portuguese bank offers "McCain/Obama" rate deal (Reuters) Reuters - A Portuguese online bank unveiled a novel interest rate deal Monday by letting clients bet on the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. Publ.Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:22:52 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
VeriSign sells Jamba stake to News Corp (Reuters) Reuters - News Corp has taken full ownership of mobile content provider Jamba by buying VeriSign Inc's 49 percent stake for about $200 million, the two companies said on Tuesday. Publ.Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:43:36 GMT Source: Yahoo.com
YouTube flips switch on new sales channel (AP) AP - Online video leader YouTube has opened up its version of a home shopping network in its latest effort to wring more revenue from its massive audience and justify the $1.76 billion that Google Inc. paid for the site two years ago. Publ.Date: Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:29:57 GMT Source: Yahoo.com