Article: Striking a chord on Web.(web giants' coverage of Live Earth concert)

An altruistic message hangs like an enormous green banner over the Live Earth concerts set to unfold this weekend across six continents, but for the Web giants who are beaming the 24-hour event worldwide, there's also a very specific business purpose driving their involvement: Monetizing original content on the Internet.

MSN, which is Control Room's exclusive worldwide partner in Live Earth, will be streaming and stockpiling footage of some of the world's biggest names in music--all in the course of one day. Securing the Live Earth rights was a significant coup for MSN, which has lagged portals such as Yahoo in building a library of exclusive music and concert ...

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