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Google Events Offer a Defense to Criticism

By James Temple , THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

25. May 2010

At least one vocal critic of the company said the report overstates Google’s contributions. The company didn’t generate this economic activity so much as facilitate it, said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog. There were other businesses that connected companies with customers before Google was founded 12 years ago, and the report failed to take into account lost revenue and jobs within those industries, notably media and advertising, he said.

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News pundit evangelizes for friends at Google

Posted by Margot Williams

22. May 2010

James Fallows’s cover story in the Atlantic is titled “Inside Google: The Company’s Daring Plan to Save the News (and itself)”. On the web it’s just “How to Save the News.” I thought the article was a big wet kiss.

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FTC OKs Google-AdMob Deal Despite Concerns

By James Temple , THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

22. May 2010

John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog said the deal will undermine competition, and could result in higher prices for advertisers and consumers.

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FTC Clears Google Purchase of Mobile Ad Service

By Michael Liedtke , ASSOCIATED PRESS

21. May 2010

“How this possibly can be construed as promoting competition is incomprehensible,” said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog, a strident Google critic. “What it demonstrates is Google’s clout in Washington.”

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FTC Approves Google’s AdMob Buy

By Stephanie Kirchgaessner , FINANCIAL TIMES

21. May 2010

“We’re very disappointed, we think it’s still pretty clear that these two combined are an unstoppable juggernaut,” said John Simpson, Consumer Watchdog spokesman on Friday. “There’s also an arguable case that Apple’s activities need to be investigated right now with what they’re planning to do with Quattro and perhaps shutting people out of the iPhone platform.”

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FTC Approves Google Deal for AdMob

By Mike Swift , THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

21. May 2010

“I’m really incredulous,” said John Simpson of Consumer Watchdog. “What they are saying is the No. 1 and the No. 2 can combine, and it’s not a problem because there is a No. 3 over there that is now owned by Apple. I find that incomprehensible.”

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Consumer Watchdog Says FTC’s Google-AdMob Decision Will Hurt Consumers

CONTACT: John M. Simpson

21. May 2010

The Federal Trade Commission’s decision allowing the $750 million deal for Google to buy mobile advertising company AdMob is anticompetitive and bad for consumers, Consumer Watchdog said today.

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Latest Facebook privacy intrusion touches Google

Posted by John M. Simpson

20. May 2010

In the latest revelation in a seemingly never ending stream of privacy breaches by online companies, we now know that Facebook and MySpace have been sending consumers’ personal information to advertisers despite promises that they don’t share such data without consent.

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Google Will ‘Fight’ for AdMob Deal, Schmidt Says

By Lora Bentley , IT BUSINESS EDGE

19. May 2010

Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy were concerned more about the impact the deal would have on consumers’ ability to protect their privacy than the possible antitrust implications of the acquisition.

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Can we draw any conclusions from Google’s new look?

Posted by John M. Simpson

7. May 2010

Internet giant Google spiffed up its look and redesigned the appearance of its search pages this week. The move left me wondering what inferences, if any, can be drawn about the Internet giant’s attitude toward intellectual property.

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