1. Articles mentioning both Yahoo and Facebook

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    1. The Facebook Fallacy

      Explore Technology Review (May 22 2012)

      The Facebook Fallacy ...owth in a tapped-out market, and ever-falling ad rates, both on the Web and (especially) in mobile. Facebook isn't Google; it's Yahoo or AOL. Oh, yes ... In its Herculean efforts to maintain its overall growth, Facebook will continue to lower its per-user revenues, which, given its vast inventory, will force the rest ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New York Times   Google   Yahoo

    2. DealBook: Spotify Deal Would Value Company at $4 Billion

      Explore dealbook.nytimes.com (May 17 2012)

      DealBook: Spotify Deal Would Value Company at $4 Billion ...Santa Clara, California in an Environmental Defense Fund panel discussion alongside executives from Yahoo! and Cisco Systems. Spotify Is Raising Millions in a Deal That Would Value It at $4 Billion By EVEL......to the United States only last year underscores how fast the online music start-up, built on top of Facebook’s social network, has grown. Founded in Sweden in 2006, Spotify operated for years in Europe, but i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   Yahoo   Cisco

    3. Will Facebook’s IPO Have a Web Hosting Impact?

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (May 17 2012)

      Will Facebook’s IPO Have a Web Hosting Impact? ... how to do it safely and effectively.” Patent infringement could also have negative implications on Facebook’s products. According to Rich Miller at Data Center Knowledge, in April Yahoo claimed that Facebook’s data center and server technology may infringe upon patents owned by Yahoo and the companies it acquired. “Yahoo’s claims cover technology included in the Open Compute Project, the open source initiative that has... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amazon.com   Europe   Yahoo

    4. Yahoo: Facebook Treading On Our Server Patents

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 4 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Yahoo: Facebook Treading On Our Server Patents ... patents related to advertising, social networking, privacy and messaging. In an April 23 letter to Facebook, Yahoo says that public descriptions of Facebook’s designs are “relevant” to proprietary Yahoo technology in 16 patents, including some dating back to 2001. Many of the patents relate to web cac... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Yahoo   Facebook   Tom Furlong

    5. Apple and Greenpeace in War of Words over Dirty Clouds

      Explore Datamation (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

      Apple and Greenpeace in War of Words over Dirty Clouds ...ng companies are guilty of the same. In the organization's "How Clean is Your Cloud?" report (PDF), Facebook, Google and Yahoo! are hailed for their efforts to power their clouds from renewal energy sources. Greenpeace took ai... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    6. Letter to Ballmer, Bezos, Cook: Go to Iceland

      Explore SmartPlanet (Apr 20 2012)

      Letter to Ballmer, Bezos, Cook: Go to Iceland ...rs that drive your cloud computing operations. It says that compared to other big IT companies like Facebook, Google and Yahoo, you use too much coal and nuclear, and not enough “renewable” power. “Three of the largest IT comp... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    7. Greenpeace Gives Apple a Valuable Lesson in Stakeholder Engagement

      Explore Triple Pundit (Apr 20 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell

      Greenpeace Gives Apple a Valuable Lesson in Stakeholder Engagement ...ty demand will triple by 2020. This magnitude drives Greenpeace to highlight companies like Google, Yahoo and Facebook that lead the way by moving toward powering their clouds with clean energy, as well as companies t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    8. Cloud's dirty laundry to be aired by Greenpeace

      Explore crn.com.au (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell

      Cloud's dirty laundry to be aired by Greenpeace ...ned in the report. How service providers fare The report looks at Amazon Web Services, Apple, Dell, Facebook, Google, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Rackspace, Salesforce, Akamai, Twitter and Yahoo. Google ranked high in Greenpeace’s overview, but more recent investments in Taiwan, Singapore and ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    9. Amazon Receives Failing Grade in Greenpeace “How Green is Your Cloud” Report

      Explore Web Host Industry Review (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Cloud Computing

      Amazon Receives Failing Grade in Greenpeace “How Green is Your Cloud” Report ...data center receiving an F and its use of clean energy standing at 15.3 percent. Greenpeace praised Yahoo, Facebook and Google for constructing highly efficient data centers, as well as their use of renewable source... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    10. Greenpeace slams Amazon over green datacentre efforts

      Explore ZDNet UK (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Carbon Footprint , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

      Greenpeace slams Amazon over green datacentre efforts ... our new facility in Oregon running on 100-percent renewable energy." Meanwhile, Greenpeace praised Yahoo, Facebook and Google for their decision to build highly efficient datacentres and obtain power from renewable... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    11. How Clean is Your Cloud? - Apple responds

      Explore Greenpeace UK (Apr 18 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

      How Clean is Your Cloud? - Apple responds ...rt of the solution to old-fashioned problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward powering their clouds with clean energy, not... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    12. Apple slaps back at Greenpeace for dirty-cloud report

      Explore Technology News (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Wind

      Apple slaps back at Greenpeace for dirty-cloud report ...l and "dangerous nuclear." Those companies also scored lower than competitors, including Google and Yahoo, because they disclose less information on energy use. Before publishing its report yesterday, Gree......nwhile, have taken a number of steps over the years to lower energy use at their data centers, with Facebook even open-sourcing its efficient hardware designs and Google investing in wind farms near its data ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    13. Greenpeace Gives Apple, Amazon Low Marks for 'Dirty' Clouds

      Explore pcmag.com (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

      Greenpeace Gives Apple, Amazon Low Marks for 'Dirty' Clouds ...rty energy to power their clouds," Greenpeace said in its report, dubbed "How Clean Is Your Cloud?" Facebook, which has tangled with Greenpeace in the past, earned high praise from the group for committing to...... renewable energy, particular with its new data center in Sweden. Greenpeace also lauded Google and Yahoo for "prioritizing access to renewable energy in their cloud expansion, and [becoming] more active i... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    14. How Clean is your Cloud - Apple responds

      Explore Greenpeace (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

      How Clean is your Cloud - Apple responds ...rt of the solution to old-fashioned problems like emissions from coal. Some companies, like Google, Yahoo and Facebook are already doing that, by taking steps to move toward powering their clouds with clean energy, not... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   New York Times   Apple   Greenpeace

    15. Amazon, Microsoft low on Greenpeace clean-energy 'cloud' index

      Explore The Seattle Times (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Emissions , Fossil Fuel , Wind , Cloud Computing

      Amazon, Microsoft low on Greenpeace clean-energy 'cloud' index ...he clean/renewable energy sources: solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal. Based on those criteria, Yahoo, Dell, Google and Facebook rank highest in Greenpeace's "clean energy index." Companies ranking the lowest: Salesforce.com, Or... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    16. Greenpeace slams Apple despite its clean power data center plans

      Explore GigaOM (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Carbon Footprint , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Cloud Computing

      Greenpeace slams Apple despite its clean power data center plans ...s that drew weak marks from Greenpeace’s report include Amazon, and Microsoft. In contrast, Google, Yahoo and even Facebook drew praise from Greenpeace’s latest “How Clean Is Your Cloud,” report. The 50+ page report ranks o... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    17. Greenpeace: Time for cloud companies to come clean

      Explore Technology News (Apr 17 2012) Construction , Fossil Fuel , Fuel Cell , Solar , Cloud Computing

      Greenpeace: Time for cloud companies to come clean ...gy use and sources. Martin LaMonica by Martin LaMonica April 17, 2012 7:00 AM PDT Follow @mlamonica Facebook designed its Oregon data center with several efficiency features, including cooling with misters an......cy of their data centers, advocate for clean-energy policies, and disclose energy usage. This year, Yahoo, despite its dire financial troubles, boasts the highest clean-energy index because of its efficien... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Greenpeace   Amazon.com

    18. Making the web more efficient, a thousand servers at a time

      Explore finance.boston.com (Apr 5 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Servers

      Peak efficiency at a webscale data center feels like a blast furnace. I experienced it firsthand on the rooftop of eBay’s new Project Mercury data center in downtown Phoenix. It was hot enough standing on a grated-steel roof with the sun beating down on an 86-degree day. Then I stepped into the hot aisle of Dell Modular Data Center and 1,920 servers blasted 115-degree air right in my ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   Facebook

    19. Nebraska Town Acquires Land for Project Edge

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 29 2012) Construction

      Nebraska Town Acquires Land for Project Edge ... that three of the huge companies best known for secretive site selections – Google, Microsoft and Yahoo – already operate major data centers in the region. Possible candidates include Apple or Facebook, neither of which has a major data center presence in the middle of the country. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Google   Yahoo

    20. Cloud computing = green it....right?!

      Explore Billing and OSS World (Mar 21 2012)

      Cloud computing = green it....right?! ...Let me explain.   The green of IT regularly garners headlines. Some examples from the past year are Facebook's Open Compute Project Initiative, Google's Solar initiatives andIvanpah Solar Electric Generating ......rgest solar energy project in the world"), with more that $168 million invested. Other examples are Yahoo's Chicken Coop Data Center Design: a 155,000-square-foot data center, which can accommodate 50,000 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Iceland   Europe   Google

    21. Flush a toilet and cool Google’s data center

      Explore GigaOM (Mar 15 2012) Construction , Servers

      Flush a toilet and cool Google’s data center ...by, why not? The innovation is the latest example of Google — and other Internet giants like Apple, Facebook, and Yahoo — developing ways to save energy and water, as a way to be more sustainable and save money for its ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Google   Yahoo

    22. Data Center Pulse IDs Top 10 Industry Challenges

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 13 2012) Construction , Power and Cooling , Cloud Computing

      Data Center Pulse IDs Top 10 Industry Challenges ...o have traditionally been the intended audience for the Top 10. Large organizations like Microsoft, Yahoo, eBay, Google and Facebook have eliminated many of the bariers between facilities and IT, a trend that needs to penetrate the ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Europe   Google   Yahoo

    23. Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of March 10th

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Mar 10 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

      Top 5 Data Center Stories, Week of March 10th ...t and general manager of the Datacenter and Connected Systems Group. “And we mean ALL data centers. Facebook Seeks Patent on Cooling Automation – Engineers from Facebook are seeking a patent on a data center cooling system that uses a load balancer to automatically shi......he system can also manage fans that adjust the volume of air in either the hot aisle or cold aisle. Yahoo Restructuring: What About Hosting? – It ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Intel   Yahoo   Data Center Knowledge

    24. eBay Containers Push Frontiers of Efficiency

      Explore Data Center Knowledge (Feb 27 2012) Construction , Cloud Computing , Servers

      eBay Containers Push Frontiers of Efficiency ... and aligning ourselves with The Green Grid’s DCMM from the beginning.” Large users such as Google, Yahoo, Facebook and Microsoft have reported industry-leading ratings in the 1.07 to 1.2 range. These numbers demo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Google   Yahoo   The Green Grid

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