By ArticleSnatch on October 29, 2008
It turns out that the concern over the Google/Yahoo search advertising partnership is bipartisan. Earlier this month, Senator Herb Kohl (D-Wisc) urged caution in a letter to Assistant Attorney General Thomas Barnett.
Now, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) has written a letter to Barnett expressing his concern. Barton’s beef is with what he feels is Yahoo’s inadequate response to questions regarding the deal.
Barton represents a district that includes Fort Worth as well as suburbs of Dallas. The area is home to many search advertisers. It’s no surprise that Barton is raising concern on their behalf.
Google and Yahoo have tried to assure both the DOJ and advertisers that prices will not go up as a result of the deal, but fears remain. Both companies have said that advertisers set the pricing through the bidding process, but when you’re thinking about bidding for a term on the top 2 search engines, it’s understandable to think that prices will go up – even if Google and Yahoo do not set them higher.
What remains is uncertainty, which is not exactly comforting in a volatile economy.
Posted in SEO | Tagged Barton Suspicious, Dallas, Fort Worth, google, Herb Kohl, Joe Barton, search advertisers, search advertising partnership, search engines, Thomas Barnett, yahoo
By ArticleSnatch on December 13, 2007
House Republican Joe Barton from Texas has a burr in his saddle about Google – 24 burrs, to be precise, some in multiple parts.It is a testament to Google’s usefulness that despite the lengthy list of complaints he has sent to Eric Schmidt, Barton has a link to Google in the sidebar of his website. [...]
| Tagged Commerce Committee, Congress, Declan McCullagh, DoubleClick, Eric Schmidt, google, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Internet causes, Joe Barton, Republican Party, technology industry, Texas
By ArticleSnatch on July 25, 2007
Concepts of open access for 700 MHz wireless spectrum coming up for auction have Republicans screaming mad. Let’s play my favorite game, Follow The Money.The story: Google offered to bid a minimum of $4.6 billion for that spectrum, provided the FCC requires bidders to compelled to follow concepts of open access and services.
Presumed winners: Google, [...]
Posted in Internet | Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, AT&T, Comcast, Federal Communications Commission, Fred Upton, google, Internet News, Joe Barton, Michigan, National Cable & Telecommunications Association, Qwest, USD, Verizon, Wireless Plan, wireless spectrum, wireless spectrum coming
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