FTC: Native Ads “May Be Illegal” In Some Cases
quoted by Reuters saying, “By presenting ads that resemble editorial content, an advertiser risks implying, deceptively, that the...
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The Future Of Internet Sales Tax: What’s Next After The Supreme Court’s Denial Of Amazon
The appeals stem from New York’s passing of what has become known as the “Amazon Tax,” which expands the definition of nexus to include...
Advertorial Native Ads To Receive Closer FTC Scrutiny
Native Ads don’t automatically violate US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rules against “deceptive advertising” provided they’re...
New TCPA Guidelines: What Do They Mean For Mobile Marketing?
By now, you have likely noticed that everyone is talking (and texting) about the amendments to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act...
Google Confronts Unwelcome “Wiretapping” Class Actions
reported in the New York Times, Google is confronting two “wiretapping” class actions that have been allowed to move forward in the...
Operation Greener Grass: Why Aren’t SEOs Up In Arms?
Once again, SEO is in the news. Once again, the media (along with an elected official or two — shocker!) clearly doesn’t understand how...
France To Fine Google On Privacy, Low UK Taxes Draw Ire
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that France’s privacy regulator, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL),...
Survey: 71% Of Companies Concerned Over Social Media Risks, But Only 36% Provide Employee Training
survey examining corporate social media risks and rewards from advisory firm Grant Thornton found that 71 percent of the executives...
Microsoft’s Ballmer: Google Is A “Monopoly”
At a recent meeting of financial analysts Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer characterized Google as a search “monopoly,” implying the company...
Appeals Court Rules Facebook “Like” Protected By Constitution
reported by the Wall Street Journal. The underlying facts of the case involved sheriff’s deputies who were fired for endorsing (Liking)...
Edmunds.com Settles With Texas Marketing Firm Over Fake Reviews
That’s part of a recently announced settlement between Humankind Design and Edmunds.com, which also calls for Humankind to pay a portion...
Pinterest Announces Support For Do-Not-Track
post about greater, coming personalization on Pinterest is a statement that says if consumers don’t want the tracking they can opt-out....
Edmunds.com Sues Texas Marketing Firm For Allegedly Posting Fake Car Dealer Reviews
The company has issued a news release explaining its lawsuit against Humankind Design, a marketing company based in Friendswood, Texas,...
South Korea Drops Antitrust Investigation Against Google
In early 2011, South Korean search and portal providers NHN Corp. and Daum Communications filed antitrust complaints with the South...
Europe Calls For More Concessions From Google, Survey Says “Rival Links” Not Enough
According to the NY Times, Almunia said that Google needs to “improve” its current proposal: “I concluded that the proposals that Google...
Major Ad Networks Sign Anti-Piracy Best Practices Aimed To Starve Piracy Sites Of Ad Revenues
Pressure has been mounting on Google, in particular, and the online ad network industry in general to combat online counterfeiting and...
YouTube Becomes Latest Google Target By State Attorneys General
TheHill.com is reporting that the two state AGs sent a letter to Google lawyer Kent Walker asking how much the company has earned from...
Yelp Sues To Take Down Paid Review Mill
The Daily Dot, Yelp has sued to terminate and collect damages from a site called BuyOnlineReviews.net. The site leads with Yelp but it...
Google Shows Nearly 100 Million Unsafe Browsing Warnings Per Week
The Google Safe Browsing system is designed to warn people from Google’s search results and when using popular browsers if they are about...
Google Has 35 Days To Delete UK “SpyView” Data Or Face “Criminal Action”
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served notice that Google must destroy personal information obtained from its Street View...
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