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Julius Genachowski To Head FCC

Posted by kdawson on from the meet-the-new-boss dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "The US President-elect, Barack Obama, has selected Julius Genachowski to lead the Federal Communications Commission. This appears to bode well for a forward-looking (or at least clued) Internet policy, since Genachowski is credited with running Obama's internet-based election campaign, and, according to 'Fierce Telecom,' 'has an impressive record working with technology and communications companies: He was Chief of Business Operations at InterActiveCorp; he's co-founder of Rock Creek Ventures, which currently backs 11 internet-based start-ups, and he's also served on the boards of numerous technology and new media companies, including The Motley Fool, Web.com, Truveo, and Rapt'."

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  1. Unlikely choice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Much more appropriate.

  2. Re:It is still just one person by Score+Whore · · Score: 0, Troll

    participate as they please?

    Because a lot of people who participate "as they please" are living on other people's money and have a lot more spare time to "contribute" to ensuring that they can continue to live on other people's money.

  3. Anonymous Donations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So-- was this the same guy that was responsible for setting up Obama's internet fundraising? You know-- the one that let anyone (anywhere) with a credit card donate $200 or less without requesting (or checking) for things like Citizenship, etc.

    I can't buy $200 at Newegg without my Name and Address matching the Credit card.

    I wonder how many Visa Gift cards George Sorros bought last year....