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CNBC: New York Times Potential Acquisition Target for Google (Dinosaur Media Deathwatch)
NewsBusters ^ | November 3, 2009 | Jeff Poor

Posted on 11/03/2009 1:22:25 PM PST by Rufus2007

Want more evidence print media is giving way to digital formats? According to CNBC "Squawk on the Street" Nov. 3, Internet behemoth Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) could have its sights set on The New York Times (NYSE:NYT).

Brian Shactman, a general assignment reporter for CNBC noted an article in the Nov. 2 Wall Street Journal that indicated a lot of big companies are hoarding cash and short term investments and it pointed out the information technology sector had nearly $280 billion to invest.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: dinosaur; google; mediabias; nyt
Wonder if they'll be as outraged over this potential acquisition as they were over Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal.
1 posted on 11/03/2009 1:22:26 PM PST by Rufus2007
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To: Rufus2007
It may be time to dump my Google stock. I seem to remember something called AOL Time Warner which was a bad combination of the net and paper.
2 posted on 11/03/2009 1:25:21 PM PST by KarlInOhio (Soon everyone will win a Nobel Peace Prize for not being George Bush...well, except for George Bush.)
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To: Rufus2007

Make it a hostile take-over. Buy ‘em and shut ‘em down.


3 posted on 11/03/2009 1:26:48 PM PST by Jeff Head (Freedom is not free...never has been, never will be. (www.dragonsfuryseries.com))
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To: KarlInOhio

Won’t Obama be so happy. Google and Microsoft are in bed with Obama.

Feel that communist fist tightening around our throats, yet?


4 posted on 11/03/2009 1:29:01 PM PST by Freddd (CNN is not credible.)
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To: Freddd

Will Punky sell the family jewels?


5 posted on 11/03/2009 1:42:09 PM PST by scooby321
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To: Rufus2007

I need a new search engine to use - any ideas?


6 posted on 11/03/2009 1:43:12 PM PST by Chattering Class of 58
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To: Rufus2007

Google is run by professor types so they are very liberal politically. Plus, once they become rich, like Hollywood types, they want the rest of us to pay for programs to help the poor. It makes them feel better and helps them get over the guilt of making so much money. I know one of googles directors and this fits him to a T.


7 posted on 11/03/2009 1:43:33 PM PST by crymeariver (Good news...in a way)
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To: Rufus2007
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) could have its sights set on The New York Times

Like a woman going out antiquing.

8 posted on 11/03/2009 1:46:59 PM PST by Recon Dad (SSGT O - 3rd Afghanistan Deployment - Day 13 FOB MILAM)
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To: blam

Bizarre!


9 posted on 11/03/2009 2:45:20 PM PST by hennie pennie
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To: hennie pennie

If google buys the nyslimes they will become “fair and balanced” just like goo-hole.


10 posted on 11/03/2009 3:31:25 PM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the terrorist savages - In Honor of Standing Wolf)
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