Nov 20 Watch Extended Interview: Google Executives Discuss Smart Phones Eric Schmidt is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Google. Andy Rubin is Google's director of mobile platforms, in charge of overseeing the development of a Google operating system for smart cell phones. The two executives discussed smart… Continue watching
Nov 06 Watch New Online Advertising Strategies Spark Privacy Worries Social networking Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook have started to allow advertisers to access users' profiles and target the ads they deliver to that user accordingly. A media and technology writer examines the potential impact this marketing may… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch Viacom Sues YouTube for Copyright Infringement Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued video-sharing Web site YouTube for more than $1 billion Tuesday for copyright infringement. Google, which now owns YouTube, said it was confident the site respects copyrights. A law professor discusses the case. Continue watching
Mar 13 Viacom Sues Video-Sharing Site YouTube for $1 Billion By PBS News Hour Media conglomerate Viacom Inc. sued video-sharing Web site YouTube for more than $1 billion Tuesday for copyright infringement. Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch New Media Develops Rapidly New media products and programming developed rapidly in the past year. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the largest media stories of 2006, including the rise of YouTube and the ongoing struggles in the newspaper business. Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch Google Pays $1.65 Billion for Popular Video Web Site YouTube Google announced this week that it will pay $1.65 billion in stock for the popular video repository and search engine YouTube. Technology and financial analysts discuss the implications of the ground-breaking deal for the future of the Internet. Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch Google CEO Joins Apple Computer's Board of Directors The NewsHour's Economics Correspondent Paul Solman reports on Apple Computer's appointment of Google's CEO to its board of directors. A technology expert then discusses the new ties between the computer giants. Continue watching