"'What we can do -- what America does better than anyone -- is spark the creativity and imagination of our people,' President Barack Obama said. 'We are the nation that put cars in driveways and computers in offices; the nation of Edison and the Wright brothers; of Google and Facebook.'
For Google and Facebook, the president serving as their pitchman is indicative of their meteoric rise both outside and within Washington, D.C. And it marks how the political landscape has rapidly shifted for computer and Internet companies, with Washington nonentities of just a few years ago now ranking among the most prominent players in the capital. "
Google, Facebook Lead New Generation of Technology Companies Pressing Government for Favorable Treatment
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