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Media Roundup: Layoffs at Yahoo, FBN Adds 2M Subscribers, and More

Google adds print magazines to Book Search -- While there are some larger titles missing, Google has renewed its initiative to catalog the world's printed information by adding select magazine brands to its Book Search. Eventually, the company plans on blending archived magazines with its normal search results. [Source: Googleblog]

Yahoo! to lay off 10% of its employees, memo leaked -- After several back and forth acquisition sagas with Microsoft and Google, Yahoo! is set begin the layoffs that have been in the works for several weeks. The layoff process has been made embarrassingly public as Valleywag has even received the script that Yahoo! managers will use when notifying employees. [Source: All Things Digital, Valleywag]

Fox Business Network adds two millon subscribers -- Thanks to a deal with Cox Communications, the Fox Business Network will now be seen in a total of 45 million homes. [Source: TV Week]

Consumers do not trust corporate blogs -- According to a new study by Forrester Research, corporate blogs rank as the least trusted form of online communication. The most trusted? E-mail from friends. Traditional media outlets such as newspapers and radio, fall in the middle of the pack. [Source: ReadWriteWeb]

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