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May 19, 2010

17:38
Twitter expects hundreds of advertisers
Twitter, the rapidly expanding microblogging service, plans to have hundreds of advertisers using its new ad system in the fourth quarter as the company ramps up plans to become a self-sustaining, profitable business. read more
17:38
Google beats Microsoft in smartphones, catching Apple
Google has overtaken Microsoft in the battle over the software that runs mobile phones and is challenging Apple for share of the fast growing smartphone market. read more
17:35
EU Publishes 'Digital Agenda' Five-Year Plan for IT
This headline is presented in partnership with:On Wednesday, the European Commission announced its Digital Agenda, a five-year plan that will set the pace for telecommunications in Europe. read more
17:33
India's 3G Auction Raises $14.6 Billion
This headline is presented in partnership with:India's third-generation mobile telephony bandwidth auction that stretched for 34 days ended Wednesday, boosting government coffers by $14.6 billion as companies such as Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Reliance Communications Ltd. bid to pay top dollars to expand services in the world's fastest-growing telecom market. read more
17:30
German prosecutors investigating Google
This headline is presented in partnership with:German prosecutors are investigating Google Inc. on suspicion of violating privacy laws by recording fragments of people's online activities through unsecured Wi-Fi networks. read more
17:26
More than half of Facebook users 'could quit the site over privacy worries'
This headline is presented in partnership with:Concerns about privacy are running so high that 60 per cent of the 1,588 Facebook users questioned by Sophos, a computer security organisation, said they were considering deleting their accounts on the social networking site. read more
17:23
China issues new rules on Internet map publishing
This headline is presented in partnership with:An updated standard for Internet map servers will be implemented next month to avoid state secrets being disclosed and uncertified maps published online, authorities have said. The new standard issued... read more
12:11
FCC's Copps at the Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow
On his 17th visit to Russia, Federal Communications Commission member Michael Copps spoke about the importance of the U.S.-Russia relationship -- and the importance of Information and Communications Technologies. read more
12:09
Network neutrality: Old issues never die
Just because a telecommunication system carries digital data it is not an information service. Just because a packet-switched network uses computers to switch and route data signals it is not an information service. Telecommunication networks are telecommunication services whether they carry voice, video, or data signals, and should be regulated and treated as common carriers. read more
12:08
Schmidt Says Google Will Fight Hard For AdMob Acquisition
It's been more than six months since Google agreed to pay $750 million for AdMob and the company is still waiting for government approval. read more
12:06
Cable Operators Suggest Putting Retrans Stations On Tier
A group of midsized cable operators has asked the Federal Communications Commission to move retransmission broadcast television stations off the must-buy tier as one of the ways to reform the retransmission consent process. read more
12:05
ACA on Retransmission Consent
The American Cable Association called on the Federal Communications Commission to assert its authority and protect consumers by creating new retransmission consent rules designed to prevent broadcasters from charging discriminatory fees and creating joint negotiating entities in order to further maximize their economic leverage over small cable providers. read more
12:04
Consumers' opinion of the wireless industry improves
Customer opinion of wireless service providers is at an all-time high. read more
12:03
The Six Most Important Smart Grid Trends
Consumer engagement. Data management. Disruptive technologies and approaches. Finding the right supplier. Grid optimization. read more
12:02
Four things you wouldn't expect to be affected by piracy
Sewing patterns, boat hull designs, sheet music, and electronic embroidery files. read more
12:00
Overhaul of Medicare websites focuses on transparency, usability
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is using mandates from the Obama administration's open government directive as an opportunity to improve its public-facing websites. read more
07:07
Electricity: The New Math
One of modern life's most durable features -- fixed-price electricity -- is slowly being pushed to the sidelines, a creeping change that will influence such things as what time millions of Americans cook dinner and what appliances they buy. read more
07:05
Chuck Schumer vs. Free Speech
As former commissioners on the Federal Election Commission with almost 75 years of combined experience, we believe that the bill proposed on April 30 by Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Chris Van Hollen to "blunt" the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC is unnecessary, partially duplicative of existing law, and severely burdensome to the right to engage in political speech and advocacy. read more
07:04
Facebook Grapples With Privacy Issues
A backlash over Facebook Inc.'s privacy practices has triggered disagreement inside the company that could force Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to scale back efforts to encourage users to share more about themselves in public. read more
07:01
Influential FCC adviser Colin Crowell prepares to join the industry he oversaw
Colin Crowell's fingerprints are all over some of the biggest technology and telecommunications statutes of the last two decades. He's one of the most influential tech policy operatives you've never heard of. read more