Michael Liedtke

For Michael Liedtke's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:

LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

May 19, 2013

LinkedIn looks to build on its impressive resume

LinkedIn and Facebook celebrated the anniversaries of their IPOs just a few days apart this week. But their experiences as publicly traded companies couldn’t be more different. LinkedIn Corp. promotes its service as a stepping stone to a more enriching career. As it turns ...

| Mar 24, 2010

Viacom and YouTube air each other's dirty laundry in legal row

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Viacom Inc. and Google Inc.’s YouTube site began airing each other’s dirty laundry Thursday, providing a tantalizing peek at the wheeling and dealing that triggered a bitter battle over the copyright laws governing the Internet. The previously confidential information came out ...

| Feb 17, 2010

Google brushes off antitrust worries

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Determined to create the world’s largest digital library, Google Inc. is betting it knows more about U.S. antitrust and copyright laws than the government regulators enforcing them. The Internet search leader took an audacious step toward realizing its book ambitions last ...