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Close Encounters of the Regulatory Kind: Google-AdMob Brace for the Worst

in News on May 3, 2010 at 6:12 am PT

While executives at both AdMob and Google are pulling out all the stops to convince federal government regulators otherwise, multiple sources close to the situation said that the pair now expect the Federal Trade Commission to try to block the acquisition of the small mobile advertising start-up by the search giant. While the situation could change, of course, sources said that the lack of any kind of indication of clear direction of the inquiry this late in the game by FTC staff–which recommends action to its five commissioners–is a bad sign.

Tweet the People: Twitter VC Wilson and Federal CTO Chopra Talk Policy in D.C.

in News on March 17, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Ms. BoomTown went to Washington, D.C., this week to moderate a panel that looked at the future of the digital arena for an event marking the 25th anniversary of the .com domain. Surprisingly, the panelists did not talk about geo-location jet packs and augmented reality for everyone. Instead, due to their proximity to pols and government bureaucrats, they went wonkish.

FCC to Comcast: Cut It Out

in News on August 1, 2008 at 1:35 pm PT

Saying it wants to “send a message to the industry that bad actors will end up being punished,” the Federal Communications Commission punished Comcast today for slowing some Internet traffic–with a precedent-setting reprimand.