News of Note

Microsoft researcher says paid search model may self destruct (CRN)
I disagree. It will just move on to more sophisticated models.
Joe on MSFT in 1995: Search has no business model.
Yeah, I thought that then too.
IBM’s Marvel to Scour Net for Video, Audio (Cnet)
IBM does search? Yup, remember WebFountain?
Google follow up on the GLAT.
I’d fail, is all I know.
WashPost buys Slate (Rafat)
That makes sense. Slate is moving from a s’ware-driven owner (MSFT) to one more suited to the content biz (WashPost).