politics

Google’s Political Action Committee Getting Lots of Action These Days

John Paczkowski in News on February 10 at 3:39 am PT

The 2012 election cycle is proving a big one for Google NetPAC, the company’s political action committee.

Seven Questions for Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers

Arik Hesseldahl in News on February 9 at 1:50 pm PT

In an AllThingsD interview, Cisco Systems’ CEO talks about the company’s turnaround, the hurdles ahead and how badly he wants to bring his company’s cash home.

Pulse Creates a One-Stop Shop for Election News

Liz Gannes in Media on January 31 at 5:00 am PT

Want to pull yourself out of the “filter bubble” and read political news from a wide variety of sources?

2012 Is Going to Be the Twitter Election, Says Costolo

Ina Fried in Dive Into Media on January 30 at 7:09 pm PT

Speaking at D: Dive Into Media, Twitter’s CEO says that the service has turned an already quick news cycle into an instant one, pointing to last week’s State of the Union address.

Digital Music Sales Grow Worldwide, but Big Music Still Frets About Pirates

Peter Kafka in Media on January 23 at 7:42 am PT

Give people a choice, and they might pay for digital music, after all. Also, it helps if they can’t steal it.

Grooveshark Fights a Copyright Lawsuit by Chasing After Anonymous Commenters

Peter Kafka in Media on January 18 at 6:22 pm PT

The music service sends subpoenas to Digital Music News, demanding to learn the identity of an accuser. Won’t happen, says publisher Paul Resnikoff.

Americans Vote One T-Shirt and Bumper Sticker at a Time — And Here Are the Early Results

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 15 at 2:39 pm PT

The sale and creation of bumper stickers, t-shirts, mugs and other political gear may be a better indication of which candidates Americans like than some of the primaries.