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July 20, 2010

07:31
Online retailers need to collect sales taxes
Annual online sales across the United States will account for nearly $150 billion in 2010. But cash-strapped states, including California, won't get more than a fraction of the $18.6 billion of sales tax they should be collecting. read more
07:30
Disclose Act backers push Sens. Collins, Snowe for support
Advocates of campaign finance legislation are stepping up their pressure on Maine's Republican senators in the hopes of enacting the House-passed bill in time for the 2010 midterm elections. read more
07:28
Media companies push back against Reps. Israel, King
Executives from six major media organizations wrote to Reps. Peter King (R-NY) and Steve Israel (D-NY) on July 19 after the pair pushed for an overhaul of retransmission consent rules. read more
07:26
Hardcovers fall behind Kindle book sales at Amazon
Kindle books are now outselling Amazon's hardcover books in the US. read more
07:25
New Privacy Bill Released, House To Consider Thursday
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) unveiled a privacy bill on July 19 that would require companies to obtain people's opt-in consent before disclosing their personal information to third parties in some circumstances. read more
07:23
Advanced Cyber-Attacks on the Rise in 2010
A new report confirms what has been a gut feeling in 2010 for cyber-security professionals: An increasing number of sophisticated cyber-attacks are occurring. read more
07:22
London tries next revolution in connectivity: talking, not Tweeting
Twenty-first century humanity has mapped oceans and mountains, visited the moon, and surveyed the planets. But for all the progress, people still don't know one another very well. read more

July 19, 2010

17:19
FCC not Helping Minorities Claims Minority Media & Telecom Council
The Federal Communications Commission is not making adequate achievements in including minorities and women, according to David Honig, president and executive director of the Minority Media & Telecom Council. read more
17:17
Minority Entrepreneurs Advised To Focus On New Media
Speaking at the Minority Media & Telecom Council's eighth annual Access to Capital and Telecommunications Policy Conference, Federal Communications Commission members Robert McDowell, Meredith Attwell Baker, and Mignon Clyburn said minority communications entrepreneurs should be focusing on opportunities in new media. read more
17:15
FCC 'has not forgotten' minority ownership report
Federal Communications Commission members Mignon Clyburn Robert McDowell assured Minority Media and Telecom Council and others on July 19 that an overdue report on minority media ownership remains on the way. read more
17:12
Muleta Believes that Lowering Reoccurring Costs will Spur Adoption
Speaking at the Minority Media & Telecom Council's eighth annual Access to Capital and Telecommunications Policy Conference, John Muleta, Founder and CEO of M2Z, said the high cost of devices and connectivity are causing the digital divide. read more
17:09
Apple responds to lawmakers' questions about location data collection
Apple answered congressional questions about the ways it collects users' precise location information from its mobile devices and computers, highlighting users' ability to opt out of data collection, but acknowledging that it collects and stores "batched" user location data that is not directly associated with a particular identity or device. read more
17:07
Nokia Siemens buys Motorola network operations for $1.2 billion
Nokia Siemens Networks will buy Motorola's telecom network equipment business for $1.2 billion, in an effort to add new customers in markets such as Japan and North America. read more
17:05
Rupert's Paywall is Meant to Keep People In, Not Out
For many newspapers, the main driving force for instituting a paywall is to keep print readers from migrating away from buying the physical product (which still generates the majority of advertising revenue at most newspapers) to reading for free online, where their eyeballs are worth less than they would be in print. read more
17:04
Google launches Fiber Communities Web site - what about an actual fiber deployment?
Tell us if you haven't heard this one before. Google pledges to deploy a red-hot network technology but instead uses blog posts and regulatory hectoring to cause havoc for the service providers that ultimately must do the hard work to deploy real networks. read more
17:01
Kansas puts big bet on broadband
Kansas' governor Mark Parkinson believes broadband is essential for the state, so he has developed a 24-member task force that will help him reach his goal of bringing the service throughout the state. read more
16:58
Survey Reveals U.S. Tweets and Blogs More Than Any Other Nation
Who says the US is not number 1 on the Internet? A research company has been looking at who around the world writes blogs, and who uses Twitter for social networking. The results may surprise you: Almost a third of bloggers are in the U.S., yet over 50% of Twitterers are American. read more
16:53
Snowe, Kerry Introduce Spectrum Reform Bill
On July 19, Sens Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and John Kerry (D-MA) introduced the Spectrum Measurement and Policy Reform Act, comprehensive spectrum reform legislation to modernize the nation's radio spectrum planning, management, and coordination activities. read more
16:50
You Want My Personal Data? Reward Me for It
A look at Bynamite, another entry in the emerging market for online privacy products. read more
16:49
FEMA mobile site aimed at disaster survivors
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) rolled out a new mobile website that allows victims of natural disasters to apply for federal aid quickly and easily from their smartphones. read more