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By ArticleSnatch on January 22, 2008
Should we be worried that Google’s corporate culture will become all stiff and tie-loving now that the company’s gone to D.C.? Well, the short answer appears to be "no." A recent party at Google’s Washington office was apparently sophisticated, and yet still about as Google-y as you can get. read more More: continued here googles [...]
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By ArticleSnatch on December 22, 2007
As far as datacenters are concerned, Google and Microsoft have been in the spotlight for the past few months. Yahoo’s not ignoring the subject, though, and did, in fact, recently open a datacenter of its own in Quincy, Washington. read more More: continued here yahoo celebrates environmentally friendly datacenter
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By ArticleSnatch on November 15, 2007
Barack Obama, one of the top Democrat candidates for President in next year’s election, visited Google yesterday and talked about his technology industry platform, among other things. Here’s video of his speech: Obama unveiled his “Innovation Agenda”, his set of principles related to the tech industry that would shape his policy if he became President. [...]
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By ArticleSnatch on November 9, 2007
The European Union Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson said the Untied States should change the Internet gambling law that discriminates against European companies by not allowing them to offer their services in the U.S. "What we need to see is a change in U.S. legislation that removes that discrimination against EU operators," Mandelson told reporters before [...]
| Tagged Antigua and Barbuda, Barney Frank, Caribbean, CasinoGamblingWeb.com, European Union, Gordon Price, House of Representatives Financial Services Committee, Internet gambling, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Internet gambling law, Online Gambling, online gambling ban, online gambling industry, Peter Mandelson, Reuters, stricter online gambling ban, United States, US Government, USD, Washington, World Trade Organization |
By ArticleSnatch on October 20, 2007
Have the telecoms and cable companies just abandoned the Net Neutrality fight altogether? It used to be they staged aggressive rhetoric battles, created questionable studies, and pretended to honor Net Neutrality on their own – without legislation. Lately though, they seem to have gone radio silent about the matter and have even abandoned the so-called [...]
| Tagged AT&T, Ben Scott, Broadband, Comcast, communications technology, Congressional committee, Eddie Vedder, Engadget, Federal Communications Commission, fiber optic, google, Hong Kong, internet speeds, Jay Rockefeller, John Czwartacki, Michael Copps, Microsoft, neutral network, Porsche, said infrastructure, SMS, telecommunications, United States, USD, Verizon, Washington, wireless space, yahoo |
By ArticleSnatch on October 13, 2007
Yahoo’s going to Bellevue, but it’s Bellevue, Washington, and not New York’s Bellevue Hospital Center, in which the search company will open an office. You may still have to question Yahoo’s sanity, though, as this move puts it in Microsoft’s territory. Actually, a map of the area shows that about four miles should separate the [...]
| Tagged Microsoft, New York, New York’s Bellevue Hospital Center, search, Todd Bishop, Washington, yahoo |
By ArticleSnatch on September 24, 2007
I know several people who live in Vancouver Washington and one of them happened to ask me if I knew of any lawyers there. I didn’t at the time, but I did a little bit of research and found a Vancouver attorney for them. This site covers a lot basic information as well as more [...]
Posted in ArticleSnatch News | Tagged ArticleSnatch News, Boyd Law Offices, family law, Vacouver, Vancouver, Washington |
By ArticleSnatch on September 20, 2007
Google’s proposed purchase of DoubleClick has drawn the scrutiny of privacy advocates, the Federal Trade Commission, and now a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.Google will find out if the $580,000 spent on lobbying this year, and the addition of in-house lobbyists to complement the firms they employ in Washington, will have yielded a good return on investment. [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged Federal Trade Commission, google, John R. Wilke, Microsoft, online ad monopoly, Progress & Freedom Foundation, Scott Cleland, Senate, Senate Judiciary subcommittee, Thomas Lenard, USD, Wall Street Journal, Washington, yahoo |
By ArticleSnatch on September 6, 2007
The OpenCRS database of research performed for Congress, and the Secrecy Report Card from OpenTheGovernment.org, have helped make more information about the federal government available online.The diligent folks at ResourceShelf had a couple of interesting items to add to their regular newsfeed. Both focus on the US government, and information that regular citizens should find [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged Bush, Bush Administration, Center for Democracy & Technology, Congress, Congressional Research Service, federal government, Justice Department Office, United States, US Government, USD, Washington |
By ArticleSnatch on September 6, 2007
The current Internet tax moratorium placed by Congress expires in November, leading Google to join a coalition of firms asking for that policy to become permanent.Siding against additional taxes is an easy position to take in most discussions. One will find very few people in favor of giving Washington more money to spend on an [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged Amazon.com, Broadband, Broadband Access, broadband and similar services, Congress, ebay, Glasgow, google, Internet access taxes, Internet tax moratorium, Kentucky, Pablo Chavez, Pennsylvania, United States, USD, Washington, yahoo |
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