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Adventures In Internet Marketing (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Here is it folks, short and sweet, the part that you need to know if you sell or endorse any products in your blog.What do the Endorsement Guides mean for bloggers? Mary Engle, Associate Director - Bureau of Consumer ProtectionHow do bloggers follow the Endorsement Guides? Mary Engle, Associate Director - Bureau of Consumer [...]Related posts: Eric Louviere’s Top 10 Keys To Success This is from...
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Safehaven (Free subscription) | yesterday
When I first came out with the PPD research (which I released for free as a public service, may I add), many were doubtful as the market was literally manipulated upward. I feel my blog's patrons were confusing the alleged "scam's" ...
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TechWag (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15 http://ff.im/-bw7p8 # Shooting at Bubbles – And they wonder why the FTC is going after bloggers http://ff.im/-bxnC0 # Have fun. – IvanZero – Communist Party http://ff.im/-bxuGw # Revolutionary Wealth – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://ff.im/-bxxVF # American Labor in the 20th Century http://ff.im/-bxxVH # Center for Work-Life Policy...
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cgm (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Outstanding recap of the most important tweets from the 2009 WOMMA Summit, held last week in Las Vegas. The tweets follow the conference in chronological order. I especially encourgage folks to pay attention to FTC keynote tweets. The panel I...
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finance 123 (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
By Nick Lesly Going to college can bring upon a huge amount of debt. There are plenty of financial aid available for you to get money for your college education, but be advised that there are also many college money scams around. These scammers are looking for any opportunities to cheat college students desperately seeking financial aid. You should be very careful when looking for financial aid for...
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Privacy Law Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
On November 17, 2009, eight federal regulatory agencies released their final model privacy notice form that is intended to make it easier for consumers to understand how financial institutions collect and share information about them. The model privacy notice form, which features a version that offers consumers an opt-out and one with no opt-out , represents the culmination of extensive research and...
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The West Virginia Rebel's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Free market? What's that? the Feds must have better things to worry about than whether two little Pennsylvania pretzel companies pose a danger to the American economy. This month Snyder's of Hanover and Utz Quality Foods, both in Hanover, just over the state line from Carroll County, halted a planned merger after regulators intervened. In deciding to extend its review of the deal, the Federal Trade...
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SunbeltBLOG (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Washington Post columnist Brian Krebs is reporting that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to shut down 136 Internet pharmacy web sites that have been selling counterfeit drugs or those not approved by the FDA. The FDA office of criminal investigations has sent warning letters to the site operators and notified their ISPs that they were selling the pharmaceuticals illegally. According...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
ADA, Okla., Nov. 20 -- Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) wishes to clarify information provided in our press release issued yesterday, November 19, 2009. We believe the proposed draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") referr...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
ADA, Okla., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD) wishes to clarify information provided in our press release issued yesterday, November 19, 2009. We believe the proposed draft complaint from the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") referred to in yesterday's release is the next step in an ongoing process between us and the FTC that began in March 2007. This...
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Tobold's MMORPG Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
FTC disclaimer: I do have a material relationship with EA Bioware insofar as they did send me a free review copy of Dragon Age: Origins. Nevertheless the copy of the game that I actually played was a “Digital Deluxe” version bought via a Steam pre-order, thus including all existing additional downloadable content. I'd claim my opinion isn't influenced by a second free copy, but I'm disclosing...
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Misleading Advertising Law (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Image via WikipediaFrom the FTC Press Release on Commerce Planet's deceptive negative option plan.An online marketer of purportedly "free" Internet auction kits, which automatically charged...
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Sequence Inc. FRAUDfiles Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Much to my surprise, the Federal Trade Commission appears to be taking action against Pre-Paid Legal Services (NYSE:PPD) for making misleading representations in connection with its Identity Theft Shield and Affirmative Defense Response System products. The company is named, along with CEO Harland Stonecipher anbd Chief Marketing Officer Mark Brown. The FTC seeks not only [...]
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Affiliate Summit Blog (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Legal Best Practices for Advertisers & Affiliates panel from Affiliate Summit West 2007, which took place January 21-23, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV. Steven Richter , President and General Counsel, Media Breakaway, LLC (Moderator) Eileen Harrington , Deputy Director, Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau…
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc., a network of independent law firms, said Thursday that the Federal Trade Commission may sue the company over allegedly misleading representations made by its identity theft prevention program. The news sent the stock plummeting... Pre-Paid Legal Services - Identity theft - Law - Federal Trade Commission - Crime
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ssonuagarwal | 10/31/2009
Classof1: Company has offered a refund for all Baby Einstein videos. Moms and dads bought them believing in the promo that baby would emerge from the crib a certified genius, if she watched them early. The refund is tacit admission that the videos did not live up to the claim. Kids who watched them consistently have not become geniuses. Infant intellect didn’t get a boost. Susan Linn, director of the...
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obi jo | 10/28/2009
http://benkazie.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/fda-to-curb-untested-h1n1-remedies/ As is always the case when a medical crisis or new illness appears on the scene, there are those companies and individuals who seek to take advantage of public fear and ignorance by offering a variety of “treatments” for sale. Naturally, these treatments have not been fully tested or subjected to rigorous medical review. Accordingly,...
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mikedouglas31 | 07/15/2009
Personal Loan Financing Tips - An Investigation into Personal Loans Ahead of taking out a personal loan, it is necessary to carry out some studies on what you intend to take. Remember that having the right information on personal loans will help you to determine the type of personal loan that you seek for and the most appropriate lender for you. Despite the fact that carrying out this investigation...
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