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• If you see a PC-hawking BlueHippo headed your way, run away fast

  
  ShortFormBlog — Authority: 580
  The hippo is cute, but the company’s a scam. You’ve probably seen the infomercials for BlueHippo on late-night TV, offering to finance your computer on layaway if you’re broke. Well, the FTC did, too, and they suspected it was a scam, something the company proved in years of dealings. After a court case last ...
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• Big news: AMD-Intel, HP-3Com, Oracle-Sun

  
  Bizmology — Authority: 125
    It’s been a week of big headlines in the technology field. The biggest story was the legal settlement reached between Advanced Micro Devices and Intel . These processor archrivals agreed to wrap up their legal disputes on business practices and patent issues, with Intel paying $1.25 billion to AMD. While ...
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• New Federal Trade Commission Policies For Internet Marketers

  
  Stompernet SEO Course — Authority: 163
  This is a concise and humorous report how to get round the new FTC policies for affiliates and vendors.
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• FTC Toolkit – Can It Help Protect Your Online Business?

  
  BWMagic's Marketing Tools — Authority: 108
  BWMagic’s Internet Marketing News! Will New Federal Trade Commission Guidelines Affect Your Online Business? I first heard of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) new updated guidelines regarding endorsements and testimonials while logging into my Commission Junction account recently. ...
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• FTC Eyes Supply Dispute Between Drugmakers

  
  Pharmalot — Authority: 596
  The Federal Trade Commission is concerned that some brand-name drugmakers are declining to supply some bulk ingredients to their generic rivals which, of course, want to use materials to make copies of more expensive meds, The Wall Street Journal writes. Meanwhile, GlaxoSmithKline cites a federal drug-safety ...
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• FTC looks at marketing to children

  
  Food Politics — Authority: 622
  Thanks to Margo Wootan of CSPI for sending me the text of a speech by David Vladeck , the new director of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Bureau of Consumer Protection, in which he discusses his agency’s priorities.  One of these is marketing to children. And about time too.  The last time the FTC wanted ...
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• TV time for Babies...

  
  Blogs — Authority: 160
  Last night my 9-year-old daughter, Eliza, was so excited to see a discounted Baby Einstein DVD at the Barnes and Noble checkout line. She had no desire to buy the little-kid flick but was happy to see her current event come to life. She figured--and probably rightly so--that the book store was trying to dump their ...
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• Lender BlueHippo slammed by FTC for allegedly collecting $15 million in exchange for nothing

  
  WalletPop Blog — Authority: 718
  Filed under: Credit , Shopping , Technology , Consumer Ally BlueHippo.com, which markets itself as a way for the credit-challenged to buy a new computer and other electronics, has been ripping off its customers and should be ordered to stop, the Federal Trade Commission told a federal judge today. "BlueHippo ...
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• Lawsuit pits CPAs vs. FTC on Red Flags Rule

  
  CPA Success — Authority: 420
  Theres plenty of action these days surrounding the Federal Trade Commissions "Red Flags Rule," a privacy mandate that requires certain organizations to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs. In late October, the FTC announced it had delayed the enforcement deadline for the rule to June ...
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• • New FTC Rule Could Trigger Big Fines for Bloggers

  
  Undress4Success - Work From Home — Authority: 115
  Image via Wikipedia New guidelines regarding the use endorsements and testimonials were released by the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) last month, and they have far-reaching implications for bloggers and advertisers. Under the new rules both face substantial fines if they fail to disclose ...
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• Receiving Property Buying Suggestions From Uncle Sam

  
  IENACE — Authority: 141
  As those in the throws of choosing to acquire or sell a piece of property can tell you, the whole procedure can seem daunting. Many who seek the services of a professional real estate broker spend lots of sleepless nights struggling to discern who is taking advantage of them the most — the broker or the lender. The ...
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• Anti-Statism in America

  
  The New Republic - Health Care Feed — Authority: 755
  Anyone who has followed closely the debate over national health insurance has probably noticed some peculiar inconsistencies in Americans’ attitudes toward the legislation. A Pew Poll released on October 8 found “steady support” for specific elements of the health care plan, including the public alternative to ...
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• FTC Site Compliance Scams: Don’t Lose Your Internet Business

  
  Internet Law and Business Blog — Authority: 454
  Yes, many Internet marketers should be scared about the way they do business now because the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has new guidelines going into effect on December 1st concerning endorsements and testimonials. There are even some online marketers going into retirement or moving their businesses offshore ...
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• Liable for Bloggers’ Claims

  
  The NMS Blog — Authority: 146
  The Federal Trade Commission on Monday published the final version of its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. These new rules govern how companies can use consumer, expert and organizational endorsements to make claims about products.There are many important updates, which become ...
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• 85% of Debt Settlement Companies May Be Closing Soon and Taking Your Money With Them

  
  How to Get Out of Debt - Free Help — Authority: 144
  There is no doubt that the workshops and hearings by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are going to result in changes that will significantly impact the debt settlement industry. The FTC has been carefully looking into the industry and is disgusted with the actions of many companies. These would be the companies ...
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• Law to stop identity theft postponed

  
  Jan Norman on Small Business — Authority: 427
  Will the Federal Trade Commission EVER enforce the 2003 federal law requiring 11 million businesses to combat identity theft? The agency has pushed back the enforcement deadline a fourth time for what is popularly called the Red Flag rule. The new deadline is June 1, 2010. Every business is impacted if it allows ...
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• Comcast, GE near agreement valuing NBC Universal at $30 billion

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 794
  Filed under: Company News , Media , General Electric , Comcast Comcast ( CMCSA ), the nations largest cable company, and GE ( GE ), the giant industrial conglomerate, are nearing agreement on a deal that would value NBC Universal, the huge entertainment company, at around $30 billion, sources familiar with the ...
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• Bloggers: Are You Now Legally Vulnerable?

  
  Media Relations — Authority: 91
  If you blog, the government has now recognized the power of blogging by issuing an 80+ page document  you need to be aware of.  On December 1, in American Fork, Utah, there will be a free seminar for local bloggers (seating limited to 25). Why attend? Newly released Federal Trade Commission guidelines may: 1) ...
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• Amazon Makes It Easy For Affiliates To Tweet Offers… and Break The Law?

  
  Kikabink News - Internet Marketing News — Authority: 479
  Last week Amazon introduced a ‘no brainer’ initiative for affiliates in the Amazon Associates program – a one-click way to send a promotional offer on Twitter.As explained in the... (Click on the title for the full story...)
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• Will All Affiliates Be Affected by New FTC’s Rules?

  
  Affiliate Marketing Blog — Authority: 425
  An excellent question was posed by Eric Alexander earlier this morning: Does it [the passing of the new Federal Trade Commissions disclosure rules for "endorsements and testimonials" ] only affect product or service endorsements or even all affiliate links, banners, etc that a website may publish? I’ve ...
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