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Washington Online Sales Tax Now Law

Online shoppers who are residents of the state of Washington will now have to start paying sales tax on purchases made on the Internet.Starting today Washington joins 18 other states that require some online retailers to collect sales tax. About 1,100 ecommerce retailers have agreed to collect taxes in exchange for the state not going after them for back taxes.

Dell Accuses Domain Tasters Of Counterfeiting

Forget about trademark infringement; computer manufacturer Dell wants to make a statement in its lawsuit against domain registrars.

Stars Of Poker Lobby Washington To Play Online

A group of about 100 people arrived in Washington this week to lobby for the legalization of online poker.  And considering that many of the 100 people are among America’s top poker players, it wouldn’t be wise to bet against them.

Google Celebrates Anniversary, Opens New Office

Some companies don’t celebrate anniversaries.  Some merely put a few grocery-store cupcakes near the water cooler.  But Google knows how to handle an anniversary - the search giant recently made a big cake and opened a new office in Fremont, Washington.

Washington Post Acquires CourseAdvisor

If search engines are contributing to the death of newspapers, what better to save a newspaper than a search firm?  Perhaps nothing.  And now The Washington Post Company, seeing the logic (and/or the irony) of this idea, has acquired CourseAdvisor.

Washington Post Helping Bloggers Monetize

More newspapers Web sites are now embracing and partnering with bloggers in an effort to increase readership and revenue.

Politician Cites Blog Commentator In TV Ad

It's hard to make TV political ads lower, but politicians have done it by sourcing anonymous blog commentators as detractors of their opponents.

Senate Prepares Grill For Google

Google's proposed purchase of DoubleClick has drawn the scrutiny of privacy advocates, the Federal Trade Commission, and now a Senate Judiciary subcommittee.

Net Efforts Shed More Light On Washington

The OpenCRS database of research performed for Congress, and the Secrecy Report Card from OpenTheGovernment.org, have helped make more information about the federal government available online.

Google Says It's Time To Turn Japanese

Phone and cable companies are losing the Net Neutrality debate, and losing it badly. And Google's Washington Telecom and Media Counsel Richard Whitt doesn't mind pointing that out.