Michael Liedtke

March 20, 2006 | National Law Journal

Google Inc.'s mysterious methods for ranking Web sites came under attack Friday in a lawsuit accusing the online search engine leader of ruining scores of Internet businesses that have been wrongfully banished from its index.

By Michael Liedtke

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January 10, 2012 | Daily Report Online

By Michael Liedtke

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April 16, 2008 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - The hard feelings between Facebook Inc. founder Mark Zuckerberg and a former college classmate have boiled over into another legal dispute, this time over the popular online hangout's trademark.In a petition filed Tuesday with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Aaron Greenspan is seeking to cancel Facebook's legal claim to its name.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

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November 16, 2012 | Daily Report Online

A proposed $22.5 million fine to penalize Google for an alleged privacy breach is on the verge of winning court approval, despite a consumer rights group's cry for tougher punishment.

By Michael Liedtke

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July 14, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - BusinessWeek magazine is the latest major publication facing an uncertain future amid a deep advertising slump that's draining its main source of revenue.McGraw-Hill Cos., BusinessWeek's New York-based owner, sounded the alarm Monday by announcing it's "exploring strategic options" for the 80-year-old magazine.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

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January 29, 2010 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - Google Inc.'s bid to secure the digital rights to millions of books remains under attack from rivals and other critics trying to block a revised legal settlement that would unlock a vast electronic library.The opposition fired its latest salvo Thursday, the deadline for filing objections with U.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

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March 04, 2009 | Daily Report Online

SAN FRANCISCO AP - In the latest sign of retail trouble, Blockbuster Inc. said Tuesday it has brought in an outside law firm to rescue the long-slumping video store chain from a financial bind.The hiring of corporate restructuring specialists Kirkland Ellis spurred speculation that Blockbuster is on the verge of becoming the latest merchant to be waylaid by the worst recession since the early 1980s.

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE

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May 02, 2008 | Daily Report Online

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May 27, 2009 | Daily Report Online

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February 20, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Google's stock price topped $800 for the first time Monday amid renewed confidence in the company's ability to reap steadily higher profits from its dominance of Internet search and prominence in the increasingly important mobile device market.

By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press

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