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Google Earns High Marks for Super Bowl Ad
[February 08, 2010] Search giant makes rare television appearance with sentimental love story in the third quarter of the big game, promoting its search engine while observers look to more ads focused on its new smartphone.

Facebook Redesigns Site, Looks to 400M Users
[February 05, 2010] As it nears another major milestone, social networking giant Facebook has begun rolling out a set of changes to its home page designed to simplify the site.

DoJ Still Wary About Google Book Settlement
[February 05, 2010] Federal attorneys say amended settlement still doesn't address fundamental antitrust and copyright concerns.

House Panel Probes Comcast-NBC Merger
[February 04, 2010] Executives from cable and television giants seek to assuage lawmakers' concerns about the joint venture's impact on the video market.

Senate Leader Seeks Answers on Net Freedom
[February 03, 2010] Assistant Majority Leader Durbin sends letters to 30 leading tech companies inquiring about their China policies, announces hearing to probe the issue.

Youngsters Prefer Tweets to Blogs: Study
[February 03, 2010] Pew study reveals that young Internet users want to read and post messages that are short and to the point.

AOL Posts Profit in First Quarter as Independent
[February 03, 2010] After spinoff from Time Warner, standalone AOL reports first financial results, posting a modest profit amid declining revenue.

Obama Budget Backs R&D, Security Programs
[February 02, 2010] Massive budget proposal focuses on economy, but would also spur IT efforts in basic research, cybersecurity and cloud computing.

Study: Cell Phone Laws Don't Curb Crashes
[February 01, 2010] Insurance-backed study argues laws don't eliminate distractions; Department of Transportation begs to differ.

Amazon Yields to Macmillan in Kindle Standoff
[February 01, 2010] After briefly yanking the mega-publisher's e-books from its library, Amazon has reluctantly capitulated to Macmillan's pricing demands.

Groups Continue to Dog Comcast-NBC Merger
[January 29, 2010] Cable giant has filed the paperwork to get regulatory review underway, drawing howls of protest from critics.

Europe Poised for Online Privacy Push
[January 29, 2010] EU commissioner outlines plans to update Europe's privacy laws to keep pace with the digital age.

Social Networking Sites Lobby Against New Regs
[January 28, 2010] Facebook, LinkedIn say less is more when it comes to regulating data collection practices.

New Consumer Privacy Bill In the Works
[January 28, 2010] Rick Boucher (D-Va.) says he's about to take a bill to the House that would give Internet users greater control over how much information they share with marketers, advertisers.

Is the U.S. Headed for a Cyber War?
[January 27, 2010] With cyber threats from abroad coming fast and furious, how serious is the United States about going on the offensive?

U.S. Cyber Czar Says He Has Obama's Full Support
[January 27, 2010] Howard Schmidt has an ambitious agenda, but he says things are moving in the right direction.

Comcast Signals More Active Role in Piracy Fight
[January 27, 2010] With the nation's leading cable ISP on the verge of joining with NBC Universal, questions arise for the company's plans on combating piracy.

Yahoo Revenue Dips in Q4, But Shows Signs of Life
[January 26, 2010] Embattled Web firm posts sequential advertising increases as recession woes fade.

Maybe Information Really Doesn't Want to Be Free
[January 26, 2010] Even at mighty Google, online advertising isn't the final answer.

Groups Call for Counterfeit Agreement Openness
[January 26, 2010] Criticism mounts as negotiations press forward in landmark international IP agreement.

China Says Not Behind Cyber Attacks
[January 25, 2010] Comments continue escalating rhetoric over Net security and censorship.

Microsoft: U.S. Must Weigh In on Cloud Computing
[January 20, 2010] Effort looks to encourage revised laws and industry and privacy protections as cloud computing takes off.

Time Snaps Up e-Commerce Firm StyleFeeder
[January 19, 2010] Publisher builds out e-commerce platform with a shopping recommendation engine.

Microsoft Reduces Bing's Hold on User Data
[January 19, 2010] The No. 3 search player adopts a more privacy-friendly data-retention policy that one-ups even archrival Google.

Net Neutrality Players Converge on the FCC
[January 15, 2010] Google, Verizon search for common ground as comments pour in looking to shape federal Internet policy

Obama Asks Private Sector for Help With Gov't IT
[January 15, 2010] At White House forum, CEOs of top companies offer advice for modernizing federal computing systems.

Obama's Open Government Push in the Spotlight
[January 14, 2010] Administration marks first year with celebration of IT, open government initiatives.

Net Neutrality Supporters Make Economic Pitch
[January 13, 2010] Researchers seek to link open Internet with economic growth.

Facebook and McAfee Join in Security Push
[January 13, 2010] Partnership offers free trial and discounted security software offer for Facebook users.

Bloggers: Remixers or Plagiarists?
[January 12, 2010] Looking back at the Washington Post/Gawker skirmish in search of a model for fair use on the Web.


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