Google, DOJ

September 23, 2011

Friday, September 23, 2011 4:14 PM/EST

How Google's Schmidt Fared at the Senate's Antitrust Hearing

Google Executive Chairman acquitted himself well at the Senate antitrust hearing Sept. 21.

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January 25, 2011

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:01 AM/EST

Why Gary Reback Sees Google as the New Antitrust Antichrist

Gary Reback is preaching about why he sees Google as the new antitrust antichrist. I trust Google's services to give me what I need, so yes, I'd prefer if its services were easier for me to find than those of Startup X.

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December 31, 2010

Friday, December 31, 2010 12:01 AM/EST

CNN Airs Debate Between Google, FairSearch.org Over ITA Bid

Google and Expedia's attorney debate the Google-ITA Software bid on CNN Dec. 29. Watch the video here, and read my commentary! Happy New Year.

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December 2, 2010

Thursday, December 02, 2010 11:42 AM/EST

U.S. Senator Kohl Urges DOJ Review of Google ITA Bid

Senator Herb Kohl wants to make sure the DOJ's antitrust division is aware that consumers could lose the "benefits of a robustly competitive online air travel market" if Google buys ITA.

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May 24, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010 12:01 AM/EST

Why Regulators Are Treating Google Like the Next Microsoft

Google is the new whipping boy (Facebook, next anyone) for misguided privacy and consumer advocates standing on soapboxes and calling Google the next Microsoft, or worse. Google's capitalistic pool has hatched careerist mosquitoes, including advocates, lawyers, and whiny rivals outgunned by a bigger company with better programmers.

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July 24, 2009

Friday, July 24, 2009 1:03 PM/EST

Google Lobbying the Government to the Tune of Nearly $1M

Google shelled out nearly $1 million in the second quarter lobbying the federal government and others on behalf of all of its businesses, core or marginal. That Google is even comparing itself to two of the largest technology providers in the world and the two biggest phone carriers is hardly what I would have expected.

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July 22, 2009

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 4:08 PM/EST

The Case for Why the DOJ Should See Google as an Antitrust Threat

A new Wired article compares Google's octopus-like approach to search and Web services to Microsoft's multifaceted presence in desktop software. The piece paints a damning picture of Google as a company that has accrued such sway over the search market that its sheer size is prohibitive for any entrant hoping to make a go of it in the business of organizing the world's information.

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July 19, 2009

Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:35 AM/EST

Google Looking for Federal Antitrust Lawyer as Privacy Counsel

Google is looking to hire a privacy policy counsel for its Washington D.C. I wonder if this is purely a precautionary measure, or if Google is shoring up its defenses because it is expecting to get hit with something soon. Maybe Google is planning to announce some new behavioral targeting measures that will put it under the microscope even more.

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July 12, 2009

Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:14 AM/EST

Should Antitrust Laws Be Amended to Consider Google's Use of Free?

Google is the classic victim of its own success, and it doesn't help the perception that it is a monopolist in its quest to horde the world's data by marching laterally across the entire landscape of Internet services. Should antitrust law be modified to consider Google's revolutionary model of free search and Web services in the Digital Age?

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