Kenneth Corbin

When Google announced plans to continue operating its search engine in China, but to circumvent the government’s filtering rules by redirecting traffic to Hong Kong, it seemed pretty plain that the Chinese authorities wouldn’t be pleased. And they’re not. In the first official response to Google’s announcement, a Chinese official told the state news service […]

For two months, speculation has run high about whether Google would make good on its threat to pull out of China if the government didn’t ease up on its Internet censorship requirements. Now, Google thinks it’s found a better solution. The search giant on Monday announced that it will redirect traffic to its Chinese site […]

The economic slump that sapped the online advertising industry could be coming to a merciful close, according to IDC. The research firm has reported that digital advertising not only ended a three-quarter slide in the fourth quarter of 2009, but that period’s spending set a new record. eCommerce Guide has the report on IDC’s latest […]

When John Rockefeller and Olympia Snowe introduced a sweeping cybersecurity overhaul bill last April, the opposition was swift and vocal. Now it’s back on the table, with the most controversial provisions left on the cutting room floor. The senators are planning to bring the Cybersecurity Act to a markup next week, eSecurity Planet reports. Lawmakers […]

The federal government isn’t generally thought of as a cutting-edge IT innovation shop. But Aneesh Chopra, the country’s first chief technology officer, says it doesn’t have to be that way. In a recent speech in Washington, Chopra outlined the ambitious projects the government is rolling out to bring the developer community into the fold. Datamation […]

When the FCC set out to draft a comprehensive broadband plan, it was bound to invite some disagreements. Now that the plan is out in the public, those grievances are coming into focus. Enterprise Networking Planet has the story on what’s sure to be a lively fight between TV broadcasters and the FCC over the […]

Federal Trade Commission officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn’t working and offered some harsh words for vendors like Google. The FTC wonders whether the search giant and other Web companies are collecting too much information. Datamation takes a look at the FTC’s latest privacy concerns with Google, Facebook and a host of […]

Since leaving the White House, Bill Clinton has devoted much of his time to his foundation. While that organization concerns itself with rolling back the spread of global disease and climate change, he sees a tremendous potential for the Internet to help those efforts. Speaking at a conference in Washington marking the 25th anniversary of […]

Will the most popular site on the Web please stand up? It may come as a surprise to some, but based on the latest figures from traffic monitor Hitwise, the winner is social networking colossus Facebook, which unseated search giant Google. The news could have significant implications for online marketing who are trying to figure […]

It’s been more than a year in the making, but the country’s first national broadband plan is done. Providing an advance copy to reporters a day ahead of the public release, FCC officials talk up goals for ensuring healthy competition in the broadband market, as well as the challenges of reallocating spectrum for wireless data […]

Child safety and digital literacy are among the top objectives of a new and sweeping national broadband plan proposed by the Federal Communications Commission. Enterprise Networking Planet details FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s sneak peek at a highly anticipated broadband plan that will surely have vast implications for the information technology and broadcasting industries. Among other […]

Comcast CEO Brian Roberts headed back to Capitol Hill on Thursday to defend his company’s proposed merger with NBC Universal, offering what by now are [familiar assurances that the combined company won’t use its market power to bully smaller cable competitors](http://www.enterprisenetworkingplanet.com/news/article.php/3863031), raise prices for consumers or restrict access to Internet video. And on hand to […]