Senate

The Full Valenti: Dodd Trades His Olive Branch to Tech for a Howitzer, After SOPA/PIPA Gets Delayed

Kara Swisher in Media on January 20 at 11:32 am PT

What would Jack do? (And would it work anymore?)

Antipiracy Bills Put on Hold in Congress

Peter Landers, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 20 at 9:11 am PT

Congressional backers of online antipiracy legislation called off their efforts Friday following a storm of opposition by Internet companies, effectively killing the bills in their current form.

Go Daddy on SOPA

The debate about the contents of this bill, and its companion bill in the Senate, the PROTECT IP Act, has been heated in recent weeks, as companies within the Internet ecosystem have rallied to lobby against the passage of legislation which might hold us accountable. That myopic view has never been shared by Go Daddy.

– From a statement made available Thursday on its Web site, by Go Daddy Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Christine Jones

Google Calls Justice Department Second Request on Motorola Deal “Pretty Routine” (If Four Percent Is Routine)

Kara Swisher in News on September 29, 2011 at 4:31 am PT

The acquisitive search giant plays the odds again in Washington, D.C., with handset purchase.

Hey, That Guy Has Our Prototype GoogleGlasses!

John Paczkowski in News on September 22, 2011 at 1:41 pm PT

Caption contest!

Eric Schmidt (L) with Alan Davidson and an unidentified mime

Google’s Schmidt at Senate Antitrust Hearing: Eric “Gets It!”

Kara Swisher in News on September 21, 2011 at 11:03 am PT

Google faces the antitrust music in Washington, D.C.

Hear That? It’s The Sound of Google’s Rivals Quietly Rubbing Their Hands Together …

John Paczkowski in News on September 21, 2011 at 10:50 am PT

“Google built Google for users?” Pfff.

Google Cries Bing and Yelp Yelps, as Senate Antitrust Hearings Commence Today

Kara Swisher in Media on September 21, 2011 at 12:59 am PT

Giant Google is scared of tiny Bing — no, really. Or so its chairman could say later today.

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Google Rivals Are Readying an Antitrust Assault in D.C.

Amir Efrati and Thomas Catan, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 20, 2011 at 11:00 pm PT

Three Internet companies — Nextag Inc., Yelp Inc. and Expedia Inc. — are gearing up to attack Google Inc. on Capitol Hill, claiming the company is taking new profits for itself by unfairly punishing them on its search engine.

News Byte

Mr. Schmidt Goes to Washington September 21

John Paczkowski in News on July 28, 2011 at 3:50 pm PT

“The Power of Google: Serving Consumers or Threatening Competition?” That’s the title of the Senate subcommittee hearing on Google’s growing dominance of the Internet, which now has an official date: September 21. The event’s star witness: Google Chairman Eric Schmidt, who overcame his reluctance to put in an appearance after the subcommittee threatened to use its subpoena power to compel him to appear.