[charlesatan]

via http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Web-Service...Report-532701/

In a striking move, major Web-based companies such as Google, Amazon, eBay and Facebook are joining together in a new lobbying effort aimed at making their interests and legislative concerns known directly to government leaders.

The new Washington-based group, The Internet Association, unveiled itself on July 25 as a membership organization "comprised of some of the world’s most visible Internet companies," according to a statement.