Yesterday, Google announced that it would allow news publishers to limit the number of free articles readers access via Google's search, a move the AP calls "a concession to an increasingly disgruntled media industry trying to find ways to get users to pay for content. There has been mounting criticism of Google’s practices from media publishers — most notably the chief executive of the News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch — who argue the company is profiting from online news pages." more ›

Sure, Rupert Murdoch wants people to pay for his content, but now he's definitely considering upping the ante. From the Media Decoder: "News Corporation...has engaged in early stage discussions with Microsoft about a pact to get paid from Microsoft to remove its news content from Google’s search engine... The Financial Times first reported on the discussions, which involve Microsoft possibly paying News Corporation to index its content on Microsoft’s search engine, Bing. The development has the potential that the newspaper industry could finally find a way to make online news lucrative." Wired, though, thinks it could be disaster. more ›