October 2007

Budget impasse hurts census planning

BUDGET IMPASSE HURTS CENSUS PLANNING: OFFICIAL
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Richard Cowan]

White House threatens veto of wiretap bill

WHITE HOUSE THREATENS VETO OF WIRETAP BILL
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Randall Mikkelsen]

TV Gets More Hill Support over White Spaces

TV GET MORE HILL SUPPORT OVER WHITE SPACES
[SOURCE: tvnewsday, AUTHOR: Kim McAvoy]

Yahoo execs asked to testify at House hearing

YAHOO EXECS ASKED TO TESTIFY AT HOUSE HEARING
[SOURCE: Reuters]
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Lantos (D-CA) has kindly requested the pleasure of the company of top Yahoo executives at a Nov 6 hearing to discuss the company's disclosure of information to Chinese authorities about the case of Shi Tao. Chairman Lantos said a Yahoo executive gave "false information" about what the company knew of the Chinese government's investigation of Shi at a 2006 congressional hearing.

FCC's Wireline Broadband Order Upheld

FCC'S WIRELINE BROADBAND ORDER UPHELD
[SOURCE: Third Judicial Circuit]

Facebook settles New York child safety probe

FACEBOOK SETTLES NEW YORK CHILD SAFETY PROBE
[SOURCE: Reuters]

Silicon Valley Start-Ups Awash in Dollars, Again

SILICON VALLEY START-UPS AWASH IN DOLLARS, AGAIN
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Brad Stone & Matt Richtel]

EBay's Founder Bets on 'Participatory Media'

EBAY'S FOUNDER BETS ON 'PARTICIPATORY MEDIA'
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: George Anders george.anders@wsj.com]
Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, explains why he wants to build "participatory media" companies, in which vast numbers of ordinary citizens call the shots. To him, that's the future of media, even if it won't always be profitable.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119258407551361463.html?mod=todays_us_pa...

Public Radio Station Halts Planned Parenthood Spots

PUBLIC RADIO STATION HALTS PLANNED PARENTHOOD SPOTS
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Sean Hamil]

Firm Mines Offline Data To Target Online Ads

FIRM MINES OFFLINE DATA TO TARGET ONLINE ADS
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal, AUTHOR: Kevin J. Delaney kevin.delaney@wsj.com and Emily Steel]