Virginia Republican Tom Davis, chair of the House Government Reform Committee, called out Google for cooperating with China but not the US on its requests.

This week it feels like someone must have cursed our house with a Chinese curse and we’ve suddenly been thrust into “interesting times.” Yikes.

A scenario long feared by privacy advocates over Google’s voluminous storage of millions of pieces of information on user searches arose as Department of Justice lawyers asked a federal court to compel Google’s cooperation with their requests.

Yahoo plans to create a third original web-only series; this one will be a reality show that embraces and extends the “home makeover” concept, called “Wow House.”

Silicon Valley venture capitalists vie with Google and Yahoo to shower money on the latest, greatest idea; this is a brief summary of two approaches to building one’s presence.

The Attorney General told a Chamber of Commerce conference the government needs more laws to better protect intellectual property creators.

A clarification on my previous post about house ads run by Google on publisher websites, as part of the AdSense creative.

In the past, advertisers have worried that Google “house” ads compete for space with those who are advertising on SERP’s for fairly granular search queries, such as “flight tracker.” …

One of the biggest debates in this business right now is comparisons between Google and Microsoft. Bill Gates was recently quoted as saying Google is “more like us than anyone else we have ever competed with.”

Search engine marketing gurus Eric Ward and Debra Mastaler put together a two-day link building seminar for October in Charlotte. Their PowerHouse Seminar is designed to help folks get the most out of link building and in the process take websites up to another level.

I recently was asked by an author to remove a free content article from a client web site where we had posted it (with several others from different authors) to increase topical relevancy at a site that fit the article perfectly.

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a crucial portion of President Bush’s legacy with the endorsement of the budget for NASA in a solid 383-15 vote. It’s nice to see one American dream kept alive.

Two days ago, former WorldCom Chief Executive Officer Bernard Ebbers was denied a request for a new trial. Yesterday, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

The birthplace of Beatle Ringo Starr survives the axe for now even though the Madryn Street, Dingle, Liverpool house remains one of 460 slated for removal by the city council.

Two measures passed the House on Thursday, aimed at keeping Unocal out of the Chinese energy company’s hands.

John Negroponte just got a lot more power. The White House announced today that the director of national intelligence will be given clear authority over the national security operations of the Federal Bureau of Investigation as well as the Central Intelligence Agency.

As the White House threatens a veto, the House of Representatives voted against provisions of the Act.

The US House of Representatives says it’s not okay to spy on somebody’s reading habits by knocking down the renewal of one provision of the USA Patriot Act 238-187.

Lawmakers have become increasingly unhappy with the Bush administration’s apparent lack of effort on the currency issue.

Two bills pass the House with overwhelming majorities, and will severely penalize spyware makers.

Bertelsmann’s BMG Direct is buying the Columbia House Company from the Blackstone Group.