This is a guest post by Melanie Slaugh.In August of 2011, Twitter took a big step into the Washington technology policy world by announcing the hire of telecommunications policy veteran Colin Crowell, a former top FCC and Hill telecom aide. They’re not waiting for the newest Department of Justice inquiry or FBI raid. Twitter is girding its loins and gearing up for the inevitable D.C. hullabaloo.
It was only November of 2010 when Twitter made its first big D.C hire. It brought on Adam Sharp, former C-SPAN executive producer of digital services, as a government liaison last November. Though Twitter is not currently embroiled in any D.C brouhaha, the current state of social media regulation makes an issue inevitable. So the San Francisco based company is investing in the Boy Scout motto: be Prepared.
“I applaud them. … They’ve probably seen what’s happened with Google and others and said we need to get ahead of the curve and be prepared to address these issues,” said Gary Fazzino, vice president of government affairs at Applied Materials. It’s not only new hires, Twitter’s top executives have made appearances in Washington, too. Co-founder Biz Stone came to Washington in February 2011 to launch ConvergeUS, a not-for-profit member of trade association TechNet. Also, Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo visited with lawmakers in May 2011. Shortly after Costolo’s visit to D.C., the White House appointed him to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
The next steps, says Fazzino, would be to participate with lawmakers and agencies on policy issues and to build coalitions with tech trade associations.“You can be brilliant, rich and have the best technology, but you can’t go it alone in D.C. It’s
very important to have influential allies,” he said.
Twitter is building its foundation in D.C., hoping that its day in court will never come. Many large technology companies have been restricted by legal red tape and suits. Twitter is preparing itself for that eventuality as well as giving itself a voice in the overcrowded D.C. political arena.
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Melanie Slaugh is enthusiastic about the growing prospects and opportunities of various industries and writing articles on various consumer goods and services as a freelance writer. She writes extensively for internet service providers and also topics related to internet providers in my area for presenting the consumers, the information they need to choose the right Internet package for them. She can be reached at slaugh.slaugh907 @ gmail.com.
It was only November of 2010 when Twitter made its first big D.C hire. It brought on Adam Sharp, former C-SPAN executive producer of digital services, as a government liaison last November. Though Twitter is not currently embroiled in any D.C brouhaha, the current state of social media regulation makes an issue inevitable. So the San Francisco based company is investing in the Boy Scout motto: be Prepared.
“I applaud them. … They’ve probably seen what’s happened with Google and others and said we need to get ahead of the curve and be prepared to address these issues,” said Gary Fazzino, vice president of government affairs at Applied Materials. It’s not only new hires, Twitter’s top executives have made appearances in Washington, too. Co-founder Biz Stone came to Washington in February 2011 to launch ConvergeUS, a not-for-profit member of trade association TechNet. Also, Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo visited with lawmakers in May 2011. Shortly after Costolo’s visit to D.C., the White House appointed him to the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee.
The next steps, says Fazzino, would be to participate with lawmakers and agencies on policy issues and to build coalitions with tech trade associations.“You can be brilliant, rich and have the best technology, but you can’t go it alone in D.C. It’s
very important to have influential allies,” he said.
Twitter is building its foundation in D.C., hoping that its day in court will never come. Many large technology companies have been restricted by legal red tape and suits. Twitter is preparing itself for that eventuality as well as giving itself a voice in the overcrowded D.C. political arena.
Author Bio
Melanie Slaugh is enthusiastic about the growing prospects and opportunities of various industries and writing articles on various consumer goods and services as a freelance writer. She writes extensively for internet service providers and also topics related to internet providers in my area for presenting the consumers, the information they need to choose the right Internet package for them. She can be reached at slaugh.slaugh907 @ gmail.com.
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