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Keep an eye on: Google pact

By Reuters Staff
January 31, 2008

Google co-founders Page and BrinAnother 16 more years to go.

Google’s top three executives made an informal pledge ahead of its IPO in 2004 to work together for 20 years, Fortune reports.

Co-founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin and CEO Eric Schmidt tells the magazine, which also rated the company as the No. 1 best company to work for this year.

Something to think about as Wall Street hammers the company for its anticipated big cash outlays to potentially compete with U.S. wireless operators.

(Fortune)

Keep an eye on:

  • Fox is expected to rake in $225 million in ad sales on Super Bowl Sunday, at an average of $2.7 million per spot. (Mediaweek)
  • Don Imus’s morning radio show may soon return to television in Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, among other big cities, under a deal in the works involving Comcast. (NY Times )
  • Demand for Amazon’s Kindle remains strong. (Seeking Alpha)
  • Fox Business could exploit a loophole in WSJ’s contract with CNBC and begin using WSJ reporters on air. (Silicon Alley Insider)
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