The search advertising company’s appointment with a Senate Judiciary subcommittee later this week has prompted Google to respond to privacy concerns on its blogs.
Yahoo Unenthused About Google, DoubleClick
Color us with the ‘unsurprised’ crayon, neither Yahoo nor global advertising power WPP want to see Google walk away with the queen of the ad network homecoming ball.
Google, DoubleClick Deal Challenged Again
The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), US PIRG, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), discussed the proposed merger at a National Press Club meeting in Washington. They have filed a supplement to their original complaint about Google’s proposed $3.1 billion buy of ad network DoubleClick.
DoubleClick Employees Eat At Google
I’ve been to the Googleplex a grand total of one time, but while there, I didn’t pass up the opportunity to eat a hot fudge sundae. It turns out that DoubleClick employees in New York have been benefiting from a similar arrangement (although this one has greater implications for the business world).
Google, DoubleClick Cast As Net Neutrality Fight
Sparks fly as Scott Cleland, president of Precursor Group and chairman of anti-net neutrality organization Netcompetition.org, receives the criticism he fully expected in assessing the likelihood of the Google offer for DoubleClick being blocked.
Google’s DoubleClick Buy Draws EU Criticism
The latest concerns come from the European Consumers’ Organization (BEUC), which found plenty of reason to worry about DoubleClick and Google merging their consumer databases and mining them.
Privacy Groups Ping FTC Over Google/DoubleClick
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD), and US Public Interest Research Group (US PRIG), are about as happy about the Google DoubleClick deal as Microsoft was, but for different reasons.
DoubleClick, Pepperjam Partner
Strictly speaking, this alliance only involves two online marketing companies, but you know that, somewhere back there, Google’s watching. It’s Google’s pal DoubleClick that’s involved, you see; the other party in this technology partnership is called Pepperjam.
NY Board Seeks Google DoubleClick Delay
Concerns about privacy have prompted the New York State Consumer Protection Board to ask the Federal Trade Commission for a delay in approving Google’s proposed purchase of DoubleClick.
Did Doubleclick Turn Down Microsoft Money?
John Battelle reports that Microsoft was actually offering more money than Google was for Doubleclick and that Doubleclick went with Google anyway.