F.T.C. Approves DoubleClick Deal
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The proposed Google merger could still be held up in Europe, where personal privacy has more legal protections than in the United States.
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Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick is the target of a formal FTC investigation, focusing on privacy issues and on the possibility that the merger raises antitrust issues.
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The Web site of a law firm employing the husband of U.S. Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras contradicts an FTC explanation that Majoras has no conflict of interest in reviewing DoubleClick&#39;s $3.1 billion acquisition by Google, two privacy groups said Thursday.On Wednesday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD)&#160;asked Majoras to recuse herself from the merger review, saying her husband, John Majoras, is a partner with Jones Day, the law firm that is advising DoubleClick on antitrust issues relating to the acquisition.DoubleClick and the FTC have denied that Jones Day has represented the company before the FTC.But on Thursday, EPIC and CDD filed a second complaint with the FTC, showing a cached Web page claiming that Jones Day is advising DoubleClick &quot;on the international and U.S. antitrust and competition law aspects of its planned $3.1 billion acquisition by Google Inc.&quot; The Jones Day Web page was later changed, the groups said.EPIC and CDD said Thursday they were filing a Freedom of Information Act request seeking all records on the relationship between Jones Day and DoubleClick.One conclusion to draw is that &quot;Jones Day has sought to conceal the nature, scope, and duration of the relationship with its client DoubleClick by altering web pages,&quot; said a letter signed by executive directors of both organizations. FTC spokespeople who denied the relationship were &quot;either misinformed or willfully misled the public,&quot; the letter says.An FTC spokeswoman declined to comment on the new complaint. Representatives of Jones Day and DoubleClick weren&#39;t immediately available for comment.The FTC and DoubleClick downplayed the connection Wednesday, saying Jones Day has not advised DoubleClick on matters before the FTC. Instead, Simpson Thacher &amp; Bartlett has been DoubleClick&#39;s outside counsel since July of 2005 and has advised it in matters before the FTC, DoubleClick said in a statement.&quot;Jones Day was not engaged to represent, and has not represented DoubleClick before the Federal Trade Commission or appeared before the commission on DoubleClick&#8217;s behalf,&quot; the company said.In April, EPIC, CDD, and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG)&#160;asked the FTC to block Google&#39;s acquisition of DoubleClick&#160;unless the combined company made changes to its privacy practices. The combined company would hold a vast amount of private information on Web users, the groups said.
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The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday approved Google's $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick, saying the much-criticized deal did not pose a threat to competition in Internet advertising.
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The Center for Digital Democracy and the Electronic Privacy Information Center have jointly renewed their request that the FTC consider privacy issues in its ruling on the antitrust implications of the proposed Google-DoubleClick merger.
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. antitrust regulators approved Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick Inc. Thursday, removing a key obstacle to a formidable combination in the burgeoning online advertising sector.
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RICHMOND -- Circuit City, the nation's No. 2 electronics retailer, approved millions of dollars in cash incentives to retain its top talent following the departure of several key executives over the past year.
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The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of ad-management technology company DoubleClick Inc.
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Shares in DoubleClick Inc. (DCLK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) surged nearly 15 percent on Monday, as the Internet marketing company considers a sale, but analysts
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Google filed with the European Union  competition regulator on Friday for permission to buy rival  DoubleClick for $3.1 billion, the European Commission said.
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La Federal Trade Commission Usa indagherÃ  su eventuali lesioni della concorrenza:con l'acquisizione una quantitÃ  abnorme di dati personali degli utenti                                            Google, la FTC apre un'indagine antitrust sull'accordo annunciato con la DoubleClick
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By Josh Dubow  SAN FRANCISCO  --  The Federal Trade Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google Inc.'s proposed $3.1 billion purchase of ad-management technology company DoubleClick Inc.
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Flarion Technologies&#39; FLASH-OFDM technology has received a vote of confidence from Siemens, thanks to a new licensing deal forged between the two companies that calls for Siemens to begin offering
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The U.S. FTC said it will not block Google's acquisition of DoubleClick, concluding that the deal "is unlikely to substantially lessen competition."
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Googleâs proposed purchase of the online advertising firm DoubleClick received no outright opposition at a Senate hearing Thursday.
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The Commerce Department approved a plan Monday that would allow every U.S. household to be eligible for two $40 coupons that could be used towards the purchase of a digital-to-along converter box beginning in January 2008.
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(InfoWorld) - DoubleClick is expanding its advertising services for mobile phones, it announced Monday, as it continues waiting to find out if Google's attempt to buy it will pass muster with regulators. DoubleClick's media company customers can now sell and manage advertisements online and on mobile phones. The new capability is integrated into DoubleClick's publishing service so that publishers can schedule mobile advertisements in the same way that they currently deliver other online ads, it said. DoubleClick's technology delivers ads that will fit the screen size and capabilities of individual phones, the company said. Most of the online advertising leaders, including Google, have increasingly focused on the potential of delivering advertisements to mobile phones. Last week Google launched AdSense for Mobile so that developers of mobile Web pages can include Google ads on their sites. Google also has AdWords for Mobile, which allows advertisers to place ads that mobile users see when they use Google search. Google announced in April its intention toÂ buy DoubleClick for $3.1 billion. However, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee areÂ investigating the planned acquisition. Privacy groups and Google competitors including Microsoft and YahooÂ have raised concerns about the effects of such a merger on competition and user privacy. While that battle goes on, Google and its competitors continue to develop their mobile advertising capabilities. AOL earlier this yearÂ bought Third Screen Media, a company that operates a mobile advertising platform.Â Microsoft this year bought ScreenTonic, a company that delivers location-based ads to mobile phones. In addition,Â Yahoo launched its mobile advertising networkÂ in March. The online giants face competition from traditional mobile companies, such as Nokia, which recentlyÂ acquired mobile advertising company Enpocket. The interest in mobile advertising is fueled by expectations of significant growth. While spending on mobile search and display ads this year should reach around $32.2 million, by 2012 it will hit $1.4 billion, according to a recent report from the Kelsey Group.