ftc

FTC is the abbreviated name assigned to the Federal Trade Commission, the federal government agency charged with making sure all is fair in love and trade as relates to the American consumer. The agency was established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act to promote consumer protection and combat anti-competitive practices, such as monopolies.

More recently, the FTC has represented three letters striking fear into the hearts of bloggers everywhere, as the agency has begun to take steps towards regulating the wild, wild west world of the blogosphere.

Specifically, as of December 2009, the FTC will begin requiring full disclosure of any payments made to bloggers in exchange for product endorsements.

Such payments would include not only monetary compensation, but also products bloggers often receive for review purposes — which in theory could mean anything from cars, trips, and the like, to the CDs, DVDs, and books thousands of bloggers routinely write about at sites such as Blogcritics Magazine.

As could be expected, bloggers have a lot to say about the FTC — and you'll find them talking about it at sites like Google Blog and Huffington Post.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “ftc”

• in Advertising
  Looking for Social Media's Judge Rakoff
  Why the FTC's Settlement with Facebook Looks Like "Regulatory Capture"
  by wac6 / on Dec 19, 2011
• in IT
  Facebook Settles FTC Complaint On Privacy, Deception of Consumers
  How Your Company can Expect More Enforcement of Regulations
  by smarchew / on Dec 2, 2011
• in Social Media
  Evolution, Adaption and Facebook
  Facebook: A Brave New World?
  by borlandcountry / on Dec 2, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “ftc”

 

• Facebook to launch standalone camera app

  
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  Facebook will launch its own version of a standalone mobile photo sharing application Thursday in Apple’s App Store, even after the social network dropped a cool $1 billion on Instagram, the popular mobile photo sharing app. The new app, called Facebook Camera, is a standalone Facebook application, separate from ...
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• FTC v. POM — and POM’s fighting back

  
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  I have no opinion whatsoever about POM’s pomegranate juice .  I do, however, have strong opinions about bullying government agencies that use threats, economic blackmail, and death by bureaucracy to further agendas that may be costly, counter intuitive, politically driven, or otherwise disturbing to someone who, ...
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• What is Arbitration?

  
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  Any idea what an arbitration clause is? Its important to know because it affects your rights as a consumer and if you have a credit card, mobile phone or any other goods or service that requires a contract, arbitration could be your only legal recourse.
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• POM fights back with out-of-context ads

  
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  POM Wonderful has a full-page ad in today’s New York Times (how much do these things cost?) titled “FTC v. POM: You be the judge.”  The ad includes selected quotes from the judge’s decision (see yesterday’s post ) and refers readers to its wonderfully named website, pomtruth.com, where you can see the ...
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• POM Wonderful Still Thinks It Can Save Your Life, Despite Judge’s Ruling

  
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  Pom Wonderfuls bold ads for its pomegranate juice and supplement products are not legitimate treatment options for preventing or reducing the risk of serious health conditions including heart disease, cancer and even erectile dysfunction, ruled the courts last week.
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• Biggest and Most Expensive Acquisitions So Far By Google

  
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  In the last decade, The search giant Google has been one of the biggest acquirers in the technology sector. The Google is generally recognized as the most acquisition-friendly company in the industry. Google is now a bolder, more disciplined and more ferocious tech innovator… Today, I have compiled a list of biggest ...
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• EU Tells Google To Remedy Antitrust Violations

  
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  On Monday, the European Commission accused Google of "abusing" its dominant position in the search engine market to tilt the balance towards its own advertising services and away from competitors.
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• POM Wonderful Comes Under Fire for False Health Claims

  
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  We have another case of false advertising on our hands, but this time it’s in the juice. A recent article from CBS reported that POM Wonderful – maker of the popular 100% pomegranate juice – has been found guilty of deceptively advertising its pomegranate products when they claimed they were capable of ...
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• FTC to investigate Nexon’s alleged hostile takeover of Gamania

  
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  Filed under: Business models , MMO industry , News items , Legal , Miscellaneous Nexons recent acquisition of Taiwanese publisher Gamania will be scrutinized by the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), according to a report in the Taipei Times . A hostile takeover is alleged, and FTC chairman Wu Shiow-ming ...
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• POM JUICE LAWSUIT: Are Their Claims Deceptive? (VIDEO)

  
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  A lawsuit has been filed against POM Wonderful , LLC, makers of POM pomegranate juice.  The POM juice lawsuit claims that the company misled consumers by making unsubstantiated claims regarding the product’s usefulness in the battling cancer, heart disease, and erectile dysfunction. Although POM Wonderful feels ...
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• Coca-Cola Wins Ninth Circuit Pomegranate Case | Arizona …

  
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  Video about POM Juice Lawsuit can be found everywhere. This may not relevant, just tell what you thing about this video: [yt][/yt] The Ninth Circuit recently decided an interesting case where Pom Wonderful LLC and#226;and#128;” which sells pomegranate juices and products and#226;and#128;” sued Coca-Cola for ...
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• POM Wonderful’s brand isn’t what it seems

  
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  I live among a family of health nuts Whether they’re seeking the benefits of taking a long hike, going on a juice fast or contemplating a vegetarian diet, my family is keen when it comes to the matters of treating your body well. So, in my desire to be one of the group, I tend to enjoy seeking out what may tickle ...
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• Judge to POM: Your Juice Can’t Cure Cancer, Stop Saying So

  
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  New here?   Get Fooducated with our  iPhone  or  Android  App!  Or try Fooducate on the  Web ! POM Wonderful, maker of pomegranate juices and products, has been ordered by a federal judge to stop its misleading marketing campaigns. POM’s health messages lead consumers to believe that pomegranate juice ...
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• US Rules Pomegranate Juice Claims Deceptive

  
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  An administrative law judge has issued an order against a company for making misleading claims about the health benefits of its pomegranate juice. The US Federal Trade Commission’s chief administrative law judge D. Michael Chappell ruled that the company, POM Wonderful LLC, violated federal law by making ...
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• Twitter Officially Supports ‘Do Not Track’

  
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  Twitter has officially supported Do Not Track option which is promoted by The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Mozilla. Do Not Track (DNT) is a privacy preference that users can set in their web browsers. It request websites visited by DNT enabled users not to track them over the web. By officially ...
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• POM vs. FTC over False Advertising

  
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  P OM, known for its production of different flavored juices, and the Federal Trade Commission, both believe that they have been victorious over the legal dispute that has been going on due to the FTC’s belief that POM has displayed several false advertisements to the consumers. The FTC first issued the complaint ...
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• Press One if by LAN, Two if by Sea…

  
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  At ESET, we spend a great deal of time researching the latest technologies and how they may be affected by frauds and scams.  Sometimes these are "old fashioned" spam through email, or they may be programs like fake antivirus programs or ransomware. And we certainly have blogged extensively about PC support scams ...
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• POM not as wonderful as claimed

  
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  FTC is doing their job again. Their complaint regarding deceptive advertising for pomegranate products was upheld. Administrative Law Judge Upholds FTC’s Complaint that POM Deceptively Advertised Its Products as Treating, Preventing, or Reducing the Risk of Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, and Erectile Dysfunction ...
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• FTC Appoints Internet Privacy Expert

  
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  The Federal Trade Commission has named an Internet privacy expert to advise on mobile privacy and competition issues as the agency takes on high-profile investigations of potential harm to consumers by the Web’s biggest firms. Paul Ohm, an associate professor at the University of Colorado Law School, will begin Aug. ...
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• FTC Adds Privacy Expert to Help Shape Public Policy

  
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  The Federal Trade Commission will soon have a new adviser to shape its thinking on Internet and mobile market issues. Paul Ohm, a University of Colorado law professor and former federal computer-crimes prosecutor, will join the agency in late August , taking over for Columbia University professor Tim Wu. At the FTC, ...
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