Chicago Doctors Sue Google Over Negative Online Reviews
An Illinois woman complained on the internet that her plastic surgery resulted in “facial lumps.” Now, two doctors who didn’t like her revie… Read more at paidContent »
TrustYou grabs $5M to make sense of online reviews
TrustYou, a Munich-based startup that makes semantic search technology for categorizing online reviews, has taken on $5 million in Series A funding to fuel its U.S. growth. The company has already put a significant portion of the funding round toward acquiring ReviewAnalyst, its Texas-based rival. Read more »
Google Acquires Zagat. Will The Service Now Become Free?
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Google (NSDQ: GOOG) is expanding its push into local content with its acquisition of Zagat, which started out as a New York City restaurant… Read more at paidContent »
Google Turns Map Maker Loose in the U.S.
After helping improve maps in 183 countries and regions with Google Map Maker, Google is turning the power of crowd-sourced mapping on in the United States, a move that highlights the work Google is doing to own the local market. Read more »
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Google and the Ghost of Silicon Valley Past
In Silicon Valley, history often repeats itself. Most often it’s the tale of a startup that captures the attention of millions and topples its bigger, incumbent competitors. Then it becomes hated monopoly, despised for the control it wields. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, this ... Read more at GigaOM Pro »
