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After a year of beta testing, MySpace Latino launches in the US to reach the rapidly growing  Latino population.

Carl Icahn is tightening the noose on yet another corporate chief who won't bow down - this time Motorola's Ed Zander. The billionaire investor expanded his proxy war yesterday just three days after finally dumping his latest CEO victim, Blockbuster's John Antioco, who'll leave this year with a paltry...

Microsoft offered $31 per share on Feb. 1, which was a 62 percent premium over Yahoo's closing price the day before, and was thus characterized at the time as the proverbial "can't refuse" type. However, since then, Yahoo's stock has risen in value and was trading just above $29 on Monday morning. At...

Internet media giant Yahoo has now improved their local maps for India by adding options for local languages. These maps are also now providing walking directions. The company said that the maps are now available in languages including Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Telugu, Malayalam and...

This article,  based on Apple's  4/3 press release,  touts that iTunes downloads have  now surpassed Wal-Mart music sales, making Apple the nation's largest music retailer.   While this development provides the makings for a nice press release, it doesn't...

Amazon would like to coerce (otherwise collegial) partners to use their on-demand print services. In the short run, sure, they can turn the screws while publishers scramble for revenue.  In the long run, no one likes to be ordered around by a would-be monoply - - folks will devise work-arounds...

Individual ideas from employees may help Tribune innovate in new and interesting ways.  But Sam Zell still needs to define a vision of what the company is -- and what it can be.

Decines in both circulation and ad revenue continue. Newspapers must adapt to a changing media landscape to maintain relevancy

Advertising revenue is moving from TV/R to interactive media.  Is this a trend?  I believe so.  Is mobile advertising slow to take?  I think it is on schedule. 

Despite its unique status -- and the backing of Rupert Murdoch -- The Wall Street Journal is not immune to the pressures facing the newspaper industry.