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Posted by Mistique Cano, Public Policy Communications ManagerLike many people interested in technology, diplomacy, and free expression on the Internet, we look forward to hearing Secretary of State Clinton’s speech today on these topics. The speech wi…

Posted by Tom Tauke, Verizon’s Executive Vice President of Public Affairs, Policy and Communications and Alan Davidson, Google’s Director of Americas’ Public Policy (Cross-posted on Verizon Policy Blog)Last night Google and Verizon filed a joint …

Posted by Rick Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselThere’s a lot of awesome stuff on the Internet: Cats talking LOLspeak. Iranian dissidents tweeting. Live traffic updates. Science experiments.All of these things, and so much more, are possible …

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Managing Policy CounselWe have been heartbroken by the footage streaming onto YouTube of the devastation caused by yesterday’s 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti and inspired by the generosity people are showing toward relief eff…

Posted by Mistique Cano, Public Policy Communications ManagerThis past Monday, our Washington office hosted a Google D.C. Talk on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, or ACTA. Panelists included Jonathan Band, Ryan Clough, James Love, and Steve Met…

Posted by Mandy Albanese, Policy CommunicationsToday we’re releasing the latest in a series of online safety videos as part of our Digital Literacy campaign. As we engage more students, parents and teachers about how to make good decisions online, many…

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselToday the FCC asked Congress for a one-month extension to deliver its National Broadband Plan, explaining that it needs more time to review the public record and to brief key officials. The d…

Posted by Mistique Cano, Public Policy Communications ManagerThe first Google D.C. Talk of 2010 will be this coming Monday, January 11th and it should be an interesting exchange. It’s on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, known as ACTA, which the…

Posted by Paul Feng, Group Product ManagerWhen we announced our planned acquisition of AdMob in November, we noted that the mobile advertising space is highly competitive — with more than a dozen mobile ad networks.  In fact, the experts at MobiT…

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselIt’s been a while since we’ve talked about what’s happening with white spaces being freed up for wireless broadband, but today we took another step towards making “Wi-Fi on steroids” a realit…

Posted by Paul Feng, Group Product ManagerSince we announced our plans to acquire AdMob, we’ve been excited about the positive reaction — particularly from advertisers and publishers who have told us that they’re enthusiastic about the possibilities f…

Posted by Joe Sexton, Fellowship CoordinatorWe’ve got some good news for all you students who just finished battling final exams. Unlike those stickler professors of yours, we’re offering an extension. That’s right – we’re pushing the Google Policy Fel…

Posted by Christine Chen, Manager, Global Communications and Public AffairsOnline privacy has been on a lot of people’s minds lately, including ours. As Google has grown, it’s only natural that people have questions about how we handle information.We’v…

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselOne of Google’s top policy priorities is spurring the availability and uptake of affordable, open broadband Internet service. The Internet may have been invented in the United States, but unf…

Posted by Pablo Chavez, Managing Policy CounselPeople make their voices heard through news articles, blogs, social networking sites, tweets, emails, and other media each and every day. For some, the act of publishing news and opinion is a dangerous an…