Ironic, isn’t it, that Google has played a key role in the investigation of the family ties that could prevent Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras from voting on its proposed merger with DoubleClick.
Yesterday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy filed a petition with the FTC demanding that Majoras [...]
The Federal Trade Commission apparently has its own Evil Scale and Google’s proposed acquisition of DoubleClick doesn’t rank on it.
Sources involved in the merger review tell TechConfidential that the commission is close to approving the $3.1 billion acquisition–with no conditions. An announcement is expected as early as next week, with the deal likely to [...]
Much as Google would like to think otherwise, the U.S. Senate isn’t quite ready to rubber-stamp its proposed acquisition of DoubleClick. The top two members of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights–Democrat Herb Kohl of Wisconsin and Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah– sent a strongly worded joint letter to the Federal [...]
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Here is a statement of my ethics and coverage policies. It is more than most of you want to know, but, in the age of suspicion of the media, I am laying it all out.
Best use of the Beeker “meee” ever.
While the technology behind the Telephone is new, the design is reassuringly old-fashioned, reminiscent of a phrenologist’s horn or ear-candle in form. We found the experience far more comfortable than the one we had with the Telegraph.
12:58 AM: Breakfast: Two schools of fish from Tokyo Bay. Calories: 782,000. How I was feeling when I ate this: confused, irradiated, hating my size.
11:37 AM: Exercise: “Taxi Stomp” (alternating legs, for 30 blocks). Calories burned: 148,900,183.
1983. The Beatles announce their first tour in thirteen years, but likewise announce that Michael Jackson will be going on tour with them as a one gigantic mega-concert event.
Best video mashup ever.
A Facebook Memorial
Wow.
Worth it for the Rickrolling photo alone.
Excellent.
Flughumor!
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