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Facebook's Acquisition Of Instagram Will Likely Not Be Final By Its IPO Date - Posted May 11, 2012
Charging onward to the most gargantuan tech initial public offering of ... [AllFacebook]
Facebook Settles Privacy Case, Says It Made a 'Bunch of Mistakes' - Posted November 29, 2011
Facebook has settled its privacy case with the Federal Trade Commission, which has been ongoing since 2009. The case stems from a change in Facebook's privacy settings that year that made once private info public without warning. The company isn't paying anything as part of the settlement, ... [AgencySpy]
FTC's Reebok Ruling Means You Have to Go to the Gym After All - Posted September 28, 2011
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The Federal Trade Commission announced today that Reebok has agreed to a $25 million settlement "to resolve charges that the company deceptively advertised" its EasyTone and RunTone shoes. ... [PRNewser]
CRE Files FTC Petition Regarding Facebook, Twitter, Google - Posted September 6, 2011
Regulatory watchdog the Center for Regulatory Effectiveness is picking up the scent of Facebook, Twitter, and Google, filing a ... [SocialTimes.com]
Ashton Kutcher Cleared, But He Won't Be Getting Any Other Guest Editor Offers - Posted August 19, 2011
That was a close one! The Federal Trade Commission stated via tweet today (are they doing that now?) that Ashton Kutcher will not face an investigation following a guest editing job for Details gone awry.
As part of his editorial coverag... [PRNewser]
The Top Consumer Complaint Reported to the FTC in 2010 Was... - Posted March 11, 2011
Identity theft, which topped the Federal Trade Commission's list for the 11th straight year. Out of more than 1.3 million complaints lodged with the FTC in 2010, 19 percent, or 250,854, were about ID theft.
Rounding out the top three were debt collection complaints with 11 percent and Internet service issues with... [PRNewser]
Semantic Ad Targeting: FTC Do Not Track Talk May Increase Its Attractiveness, But Hopes Are Agency Proceeds With Caution - Posted December 15, 2010
There's a whole lot of privacy discussion going on at the federal level, with the Federal Trade Commission proposing a Do Not Track browser option. The idea is that consumers could limit cookies or other sniffers that open the door to tracking their browsing behavior for the purpose... [AllTwitter]
FTC Seeks Public Comment on Revised Green Guides - Posted October 6, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has offered its proposed revisions to the ... [PRNewser]
The FTC Is On A Rampage - Posted September 3, 2010
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission took on misleading iTunes reviews. This week, they've subpoenaed every food company in the U.S. (a... [PRNewser]
PR Firm Settling FTC Charges of Misleading Endorsements - Posted August 26, 2010
PR and marketing firm Reverb Communications will settle charges from the Federal Trade Commission stating that the firm posted reviews for a client on the iTunes store without disclosing that they were written by paid employees. In addition to citing R... [PRNewser]
Peer39: Interview with CEO Amiad Solomon on Semantic Advertising Issues and Opportunities - Posted February 8, 2010
Peer39: Interview with Amiad Solomon
Founded in 2006 by an innovative group of scientists and engineers, Peer39 was voted by MIT’s Technology Review as one of the Top Ten Web Startups to Watch in 2008. Semantic Universe editor Tony Shaw recently spoke with Founder and CEO Amiad Solomon about the company’s innovations,... [semanticweb.com]
