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U.S. Senate is expected to approve Online Sales Tax Bill

United States Senate is expected to approve S. 743: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, also known as Online Sales Tax Bill.

According to Reuters:

  • President Barack Obama weighs in with backing for bill
  • More opposition ahead in House of Representatives

The bill gains support from Internet retail giant Amazon.com and opposition from eBay.com.

Currently Amazon.com collects sales tax in the following nine States:

  • Arizona
  • California
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • New York
  • North Dakota
  • Pennsylvania
  • Texas
  • Washington

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Tuesday Blues: Google I/O 2011, Microsoft Buys Skype, and Senate Hearing On Mobile Privacy.

It’s Tuesday and there are a lot of news coming.

Microsoft confirms Skype acquisition.
Some said that Microsoft were “tricked” into overpaying the acquisition. Om Malik brings up a few good points.

Google I/O 2011
Exciting event for Google Developers and Fans.
(Ed. – The message is: “People in the glasshouse shouldn’t throw the rocks.”)
Coverage by This is ny next.

Senate Hearing on Mobile Privacy
Apple and Google on hot seats regarding location data and privacy.
A Senior VP and a lobbyist testified. Guess which companies they are representing, respectively.
Coverage by This is my next.