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The Republican Party Endorses Google

The GOP has picked Google as its “official social platform and live stream provider” for this summer’s Republican convention in Florida. The announcement is all about video streaming rather than social networking, but in addition to live streams of convention events on YouTube, there are to be some interactive Google+ Hangouts as well.

FCC Vote: Reactions Are Pouring In

Now that the FCC’s vote on net neutrality rules is official, reactions are pouring in from every quarter. No one seems especially happy.

The FCC Votes on Net Neutrality Tomorrow; the Internet Waits

The battle over net neutrality is coming to a head on Tuesday morning with a vote on the latest policy proposal by the Federal Communications Commission.

HuffPo Needs Ad Dollars. Can Yahoo Sales Vets Deliver?

The political (but not just political!) site has a lot of eyeballs, and now needs revenue to match. That’s up to newish ad boss Greg Coleman, who’s bringing in a group from his old employer in Sunnyvale.
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Cue Anti-Ullyot Facebook Groups in 3 … 2 … 1

“Ted has extremely strong connections with the Republican party, and we think that’s a good thing.” That’s what Elliot Schrage, Facebook’s vice president of communications and public policy, had to say about Ted Ullyot, who joins the company as its vice president and general counsel this month.