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FTC Will Probe Google’s Search Update
Posted by John M. Simpson
Google’s latest change to its search engine, dubbed “Search plus Your World” apparently has drawn the scrutiny of the Federal Trade Commission because of antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg News.
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Senators Call for Google Antitrust Probe
Posted by John M. Simpson
19. December 2011
The top Senators on the Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Subcommittee are expressing concern to the Federal Trade Commission over Google’s business practices and the Internet giant’s impact on competition in Internet search and commerce.
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Google’s Sad LA Saga Draws To A Close
Posted by John M. Simpson
13. December 2011
Google’s sad saga of missed deadlines and unfulfilled promises in attempting to provide the City of Los Angeles with a “cloud” based email and collaboration system appears to be drawing to a close.
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You can read ‘CQ Researcher’ in-depth report on Google’s dominance
Posted by John M. Simpson
23. November 2011
The Prestigious CQ Researcher has recently tackled the issue of Google’s dominance, asking the question: “Is the online-search giant too powerful?” See below for information about how you can read the entire online version of this important study. In a half-page opinion piece in the 24-page report, I square off with Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt [...]
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Google and Facebook lobby expense reports likely to set new records Wednesday
Posted by John M. Simpson
18. July 2011
Lobbying expenditure reports are due to be filed with the the Senate Office of Public Records Wednesday and you can expect record expenditures from both Facebook and Google.
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Ex-Googler Leaves The White House
Posted by John M. Simpson
23. December 2010
Former Google executive Andrew McLaughlin has resigned as Deputy Chief Technology Officer in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, prompted at least in part, I think, by issues Consumer Watchdog raised.
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NY Times Asks: Can Google Grow Without Becoming A Monopoly?
Posted by Jamie Court
22. December 2010
The New York Times editorial questioning Google’s purchase of online flight software company ITA raises questions that could well apply to any new business Google buys unless the Internet Goliath changes its business model.
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Add a 4th category of lie: Googlespeak
Posted by John M. Simpson
25. October 2010
You’ve probably heard the description of ways to mislead people that was attributed to British Prime Minister Benjamin Disreali and popularized in this country by Mark Twain: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” Now we can add a fourth: Googlespeak.
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Google’s PAC joins Republican bandwagon
Posted by Glenn Simpson
22. October 2010
In a move that’s either deeply pragmatic or deeply cynical, Silicon Valley’s most openly pro-Democratic company shifted course this fall and gave more than half its political action committee donations to Republicans. Google Inc. NetPAC gave Republicans $57,500 between July and October, the group’s filing this week with the Federal Election Committee shows. That’s 55% of the $105,000 total contributions; Democrats received $47,500 or 45%.
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Google ‘definitions’ offer interesting insight into Internet giant
Posted by John M. Simpson
15. October 2010
Struggling to find the definition for a word? Simply type “define: XXXX”, where XXXX is the word you’re asking about, into Google’s search box. Over at the New Yorker in an article called “Don’t Be Evil,” Simon Rich notes Google’s ability to serve up definitions. Then he has a little fun.
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Google continues buying binge, maintains image as innovator
Posted by John M. Simpson
28. September 2010
Internet giant Google is leading led the tech sector in acquisitions buying almost twice the number of companies as second place IBM. The data, compiled by CB insights, shows Google has announced 23 acquisitions through Sept. 24 compared to IBM’s 12
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Google OKs critical ads after Consumer Watchdog’s letter to CEO Eric Schmidt
Posted by John M. Simpson
10. September 2010
Google has now decided to run ads from Consumer Watchdog critical of the Internet giant’s privacy practices and aimed to promote a satirical animated video of CEO Eric Schmidt. Thursday Consumer Watchdog President Jamie Court and I wrote Schmidt arguing that the company had a moral obligation to display advertising from critics.
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Our letter to Eric Schmidt: Google shouldn’t care more about its own privacy than ours
Posted by Jamie Court
9. September 2010
Google’s mission may be to open the world to information, but it is refusing to let our consumer group buy a search advertisement promoting wildly popular online animation that takes CEO Eric Schmidt to task over his statements about privacy issues. It seems the search giant cares a lot more about its own corporate privacy, than it does about its users’ privacy.
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