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Taking Aim At Google, Apple Buys Mobile Ad Firm
Apple has bought mobile advertising company Quattro Wireless as cellphone competition heats up between the maker of the iPhone and Internet giant Google. Google's purchase of AdMob is currently being examined by the US Federal Trade Commission, and two consumer groups, the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog, have urged the FTC to oppose the deal on anti-trust grounds.
Continue reading...What’s Google’s next plan for mobile?
Monday, January 4, 2010
Tuesday is a big day for those trying to figure out just what Google is planning for the increasingly important mobile phone market. The Internet giant has...
Continue reading...Smart Phone Apps Can Find You, Follow You
Sunday, January 3, 2010
The Center for Digital Democracy and U.S. Public Interest Research Group filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission last January, arguing that people should be asked for their consent before their information can be collected and used for mobile advertising. The Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog have urged the FTC to reject Google's acquisition of AdMob, citing both competitive and privacy concerns.
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Sound Alarm Over Google’s AdMob Buy
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Google's plan to acquire mobile ad network AdMob in a US$750 million deal announced last month is under fire from two consumer groups, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy. The two have asked the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal, arguing that it would substantially lessen competition in the mobile advertising market, harming consumers, advertisers and application developers, among others.
Continue reading...Google’s AdMob Move In The Spotlight
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Google’s spreading reach in internet advertising triggered fresh scrutiny of its privacy practices this week, as US consumer groups used its proposed $750m acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob to throw a new spotlight on the issue. The move on Monday, by Consumer Watchdog and Center for Digital Democracy, echoes a similar campaign at the time of Google’s acquisition of online display advertising group DoubleClick in 2007.
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Want To Stop Google’s Purchase Of AdMob
Monday, December 28, 2009
San Francisco, CA -- Two consumer groups called on the Federal Trade Commission to block Google Inc.'s planned $750 million acquisition of mobile advertising company AdMob, arguing the deal undermines competition in what could become the critical billboard space of the digital age. In a joint letter to the FTC on Monday, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy argued that combining the online search giant with a company that describes itself as the "largest mobile ad network globally," would harm consumers, advertisers and developers of mobile applications.
Continue reading...Google’s AdMob Deal Criticized
Monday, December 28, 2009
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should block the planned acquisition because it would diminish competition in the mobile- ad market, consumer groups said The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should block Google Inc.'s planned acquisition of AdMob Inc. because the deal would diminish competition in the mobile-advertising market, two consumer groups said. The takeover would give Google dominance in mobile advertising and hurt consumers, the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog said in a statement today. The groups said they sent a joint letter to the FTC.
Continue reading...Advocacy Groups Urge FTC To Bar Google-AdMob Deal
Monday, December 28, 2009
WASHINGTON D.C. - Two advocacy groups asked U.S. antitrust regulators on Monday to block Google's purchase of AdMob, a provider of advertising services for mobile phones, on antitrust grounds and to address privacy issues raised by the deal. Consumer Watchdog, a consumer advocacy organization, and the Center for Digital Democracy, an advocate of open access to the Internet, said in a letter to the Federal Trade Commission that the proposed deal would "substantially lessen competition in the increasingly important mobile advertising market."
Continue reading...Consumer Groups Try To Block Google Purchase Of AdMob
Monday, December 28, 2009
WASHINGTON — Two consumer groups urged the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday to block Internet search and advertising giant Google's proposed purchase of mobile advertising company AdMob. In a joint letter, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) asked the FTC to oppose Google's acquisition of AdMob on anti-trust grounds and said the deal also raises privacy concerns.
Continue reading...Privacy And Consumer Advocacy Groups Cite Privacy, Competition Concerns With Google-AdMob Deal
Monday, December 28, 2009
Google's proposed $750 million acquisition of mobile ad network AdMob would threaten privacy while also decreasing competition, two advocacy groups said Monday in a letter to Federal Trade Commission chair Jon Leibowitz. The organizations are asking the FTC to block the deal. "The consolidation of AdMob into Google would provide significant amounts of data for targeting advertising," the Center for Digital Democracy and Consumer Watchdog argue.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
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