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Posted by Rob Tai, Policy AnalystWhat key technology and Internet policy issues will face the incoming Administration and new Congress?Tech policy wonks will try to answer that question at the 5th Annual State of the Net Conference, taking place tomorr…

Posted by Steve Grove, YouTube News and PoliticsAs the 111th Congress kicks into gear, many Members of Congress are starting their own YouTube channels. They’re posting videos direct from their Washington offices, as well as clips of floor speeches an…

Posted by Urs Hölzle, Senior Vice President, Operations(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog)Not long ago, answering a query meant traveling to the reference desk of your local library. Today, search engines enable us to access immense quantitie…

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselThe FCC is taking its work on “white spaces” global. This morning FCC Chairman Kevin Martin announced the “White Spaces Fellowship and Training Initiative,” giving the Commission a new platfo…

Posted by Pedro Less Andrade, Policy Counsel, Latin America The Internet in Argentina is going through some hard times. Despite the fact that search engines have no control over third party content, Argentinean courts have issued preliminary injunction…

Posted by Alan Davidson, Director, Public Policy and Government AffairsIt’s hard to believe that another spectacular year is already coming to a close. It seems like just yesterday I was waxing nostalgic about our achievements in 2007. Here are just a …

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselOne of the first posts I wrote for this blog last summer tried to define what we at Google mean when we talk about the concept of net neutrality.Broadband providers — the on-ramps to the Int…

Posted by Dan Martin, Global Communications and Public AffairsWhat role can technology play in generating economic growth and creating jobs?This morning Eric Schmidt, our CEO, addressed that very question on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” He was joined by Mic…

Posted by Galen Panger, Global Communications and Public AffairsWe have an incredible group of panelists lined up for Friday’s Google D.C. Talk on open and participatory government, and many have already weighed in with their questions and votes.Have y…

Posted by Mike Bradshaw, Director of Federal Enterprise SalesTuesday morning, my team welcomed the Reston, Virginia community into our office for our first official open house. Since we opened our doors in August 2008, everyone in Google Reston has bee…

Posted by Galen Panger, Global Communications and Public AffairsThis past election brought more people than ever into the political dialogue — as observers, commentators, voters, volunteers and contributors. Now how will that energy be transferred to …

Posted by Jacob Glick, Canada Policy CounselThese are fascinating times for Canadian political junkies. Our minority Conservative Party government, re-elected just under two months ago, faces the possibility of being replaced by a coalition of the Libe…

Posted by Joe Sexton, Fellowship CoordinatorThe Internet played a crucial role in the recent elections of countless American and Canadian politicians. But when they take office in 2009, how will their policy decisions, in turn, affect the Internet itse…

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselEarlier this week I thought that the announcement of a broadband access “call to action” was an encouraging sign that the phone and cable carriers could set aside their differences with Inter…

Posted by Richard Whitt, Washington Telecom and Media CounselWhile folks in D.C. have been talking for years about the need for a comprehensive U.S. policy on broadband, there are promising signs that a new coalition announced today may be able to help…