It’s not surprising that Google wants clout in Washington and is willing to spend big bucks to ensure that its corporate voice is heard. What surprised me, though, is the…
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As Google’s lobbyists’ efforts soar, they claim to speak for you
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Google, like Slick Willie Sutton, goes where the money is
Google is crowing about a decision from the European Court of Justice Tuesday that says it has
the legal right to continue exploiting other people’s good names in its
quest to pile up more cash.
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Google does the right thing in China, but not necessarily for the right reason
Google
stopped self-censoring its Chinese search engine, Google.cn, on Monday and
redirected that site’s visitors to Google.com.hk, its site based in Hong Kong.
As part of the move Google starting making search results on the Hong
Kong site available in simplified Chinese characters, which are used in the
People’s Republic of China.
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What is Google hiding?
Thousands of pages of documents were unsealed in U.S. Court in New York Thursday in the $1 billion copyright infringement suit filed against YouTube and …
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Signs Google is worried about AdMob deal
Internet giant Google appears to be concerned that its proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob is…
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FTC commissioner blasts Google and Facebook
Outgoing Federal Trade Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour blasted Google and Facebook on Wednesday for insufficient concern about consumers’ privacy.
Harbour,…
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Google’s arrogant, self-righteous executives
Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s recent speech to the Abu Dhabi Media Summit offers a revealing glimpse…
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FTC reportedly seeking sworn statements in Google-AdMob deal
Antitrust regulators are reported by Bloomberg news service to be seeking sworn statements from Google’s competitors and advertisers as they continue to investigate the the Internet giant’s proposed $750 million deal to buy AdMob.
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Slide show features companies Google calls competition
I recently delved into Google’s 10-K filing covering 2009 with the Securities and Exchange…