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Canadian crooks defrauded millions: U.S. trade commission

Ottawa :: IL :: USA | 19 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The second-largest money-transferring company in the United States was ordered to pay $18 million to victims who were allegedly "scammed by crooks working out of Canada," U.S. authorities said Tuesday. But the Federal Trade Commission says the actual...

Tags: MoneyGram International Inc., United States, Canada, Federal Trade Commission, U.S

Mandatory fine print: Bloggers, celebrities, and online distributors MUST disclose material connections come December

Posted by: DBelic  | 

Chicago :: IL :: USA | 22 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 2

While the current global recession continues to catalyze drastic changes in the media landscape, ample space opens up for questionable marketing methods. Indeed, recent government moves concerned with regulating endorsements on the...

Tags: recession, media, marketing, government, endorsements, internet, Web, social media, blogger, blogs, Twitter, celebrities, Prada, Kim Kardashyan, Federal Trade Commission, NARC, online testimonials, advertising, free products, material connection, controversy, weight loss, supplements

IAB Takes On FTC Over Silly Blogger Disclosure Rules

Madrid :: Spain | 23 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

As more and more people are recognizing this -- and interviews with the FTC folks in charge of this suggest they either haven't put very much thought into this issue or they don't quite know how the world works outside of their government cocoon -- the...

Tags: Federal Trade Commission, IAB, blogger rules, FTC

Drugmaker Pfizer closes $68B acquisition of Wyeth

Washington :: DC :: USA | 25 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

N.J. — Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth have tied the knot in the drug industry's most expensive marriage this year. Nine months after Pfizer announced an agreement to buy Wyeth for $68 billion, the deal closed Thursday, a day after the companies got final approval...

Tags: Pfizer-Wyeth, Pfizer Inc., FTC Clears Pfizer, Pfizer Inc., Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Federal Trade Commission, Canada, U.S

Apple director Levinson leaves Google's board

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 27 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Google Inc. said Monday that Arthur Levinson has resigned from the Internet search leader's board, averting a potential showdown with government regulators over his overlapping job as a director for computer and gadget maker Apple Inc. Images More Business...

Tags: Google Inc., Google and Apple Inc, Arthur Levinson, Apple Inc., Arthur D. Levinson, Mr. Levinson, Genentech Inc., Federal Trade Commission, google boards, Apple Eliminate

FTC Sets Endorsement Rules for Blogs

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The new rules attempt to make more transparent corporate payments to bloggers, research firms and celebrities that help promote a product. "Given that social media has become such a significant player in the advertising area, we thought it was necessary...

Tags: FTC Values Sponsored Conversations, Federal Trade Commission, blogger payola, U.S, disclosed payments

FTC considering ban on loan modification scams

Chicago :: IL :: USA | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The head of the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday the agency is considering banning upfront payments to companies that advertise help for borrowers who are in trouble on their home loans. Government officials say scammers seeking to take advantage...

Tags: Federal Trade Commission, loans modifications, upfront fees, attorney general, consider ban, ban ones

FTC to Ban Most 'Robocalls'

Singapore :: Singapore | 2 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Prerecorded commercial telemarketing calls, known as robocalls, will be illegal starting Tuesday unless the telemarketer has obtained permission in writing from those being called, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. The new rule prohibits robocalls...

Tags: FTC, Federal Trade Commission, telemarketers called, phones called, written permission, received written, commercial telemarketers

3 Dead In Hawthorne Plane Crash

Hawthorne :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A small plane crashed between buildings at a suburban Los Angeles airport Wednesday, killing three people on board, authorities said. The single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza G36 went down around 4:30 p.m. and smashed into a parking area at Hawthorne Municipal...

Tags: plane crashes, Federal Trade Commission, Southern California, Los Angeles County Fire, Hawthorne Municipal Airport, California Department of Justice, legal actions, loan modification, Frank Garrido, fire inspector

Lindsey Hunter back for Bulls

Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Former Toronto Raptors point guard Lindsey Hunter is returning for a 17th NBA season...Hunter averaged 2.6 points, 1.3 assists and 9.5 minutes in 28 appearances off the bench last season with the Bulls, who signed him last Nov. 13.

Tags: Federal Trade Commission, NBA, Lindsey Hunter, attorney general, legal actions, loan modification, air quality, Chicago Bulls, modification consultants

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