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Top News: Amazon in-app payment | iPhone outsells | Australian court says Google ads misleading

Ecommerce: More developments for Amazon’s in-app payment system for Appstore, but more work needed. Mobile Computing: iPhone outselling all other smartphones combined at Sprint and AT&  [...]

Top News: iAD revenue share increases | Consumer Reports likes new iPad | OMGPOP

Online Ad Market: Apple activates increase in share of iAd revenue to developers from 60% to 70%. Mobile Computing: New Apple iPad tops Consumer Reports' tablet ratings.   [...]

Top News: Facebook digs deeper into search | DNT | Google's online store

Search: Facebook delves deeper into search. Man vs. Machine: Could Facebook’s people-sourced search beat Google’s algorithm? Does Google   [...]

Top News: FTC online privacy proposal | 4G label targeted in Australia | Siri makes traction

Privacy: U.S. agency seeks tougher consumer privacy rules. FTC online privacy proposals slammed by activists Broadband: Australian agency   [...]

Top News: Search ads work better on mobile | Angry Birds | Lawmakers look at privacy again

Online Ad Market: Study: Search ads work way better on tablets, smartphones. Gaming: Angry Birds Space' downloads top 10 million. Legal/Regulatory:  [...]

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FTC Continues Crackdown on Sites that Sell Bogus Health Product; Legitimate Pharma Companies Still Floundering

Two more online marketers -- Intermark Communications doing business as Copeac, and and Coulomb Media, Inc., and Cody Low -- have agreed to million dollar settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. They will also permanently cease their allegedly deceptive practice of using fake news websites to promote acai berry supplements and so-called "colon cleansers". These settlements are part of the FTC's push, begun in 2010, to target sites   [...]

Top News: Facebook changes | TweetDeck updated | Pew's future of apps and web

Social Media: Facebook takes photos high-def and full screen. Facebook is said to buy 750 IBM patents to boost defenses. Yahoo reportedly has a license to patents Facebook just   [...]

Internet Sales Tax Issue Gaining Momentum

The pushback Amazon received from states on the Internet sales tax issue is gaining momentum with e-tailers of all sizes finding themselves the target of new legal and regulatory initiatives. The latest example is Missouri-based Scholastic Book Club, which the Connecticut Supreme Court found owes $3.2 million in sales tax, plus interest and penalties to the state, reports the Hartford Courant.   [...]

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Game-maker Bows to Power of Social Media

The ending to Mass Effect 3 left many gamers disgruntled--to the point that a petition to the Federal Trade Commission was filed complaining about how the game maker used deceptive advertising in its description of the game. Now its appears Electronic Arts and BioWare are about to cave—but probably not because they fear an inquiry from the FTC. Rather, it is the fury of their fan base they are seeking to appease, which has gaining momentum and a microphone via social media.   [...]

Top News: Ad tech startup raises $11M | .NYC domain names | Pinterest hires Facebook genius

Finance: Ad tech startup Integrate raises $11M, backed by Comcast. Domains: .NYC domain names may finally become a reality. Mobile Computing: Netflix app   [...]

Top News: Google Wallet | Highlight apps | Google explains spam decisions

Mobile Payments: Current Google Wallet customers given $5 on pre-paid cards for all the provisioning hassles. Mobile Marketing: Highlight app may tell others too much about you. Mobile Comp  [...]

Top News: iPad 3 | Silverpop acquires CoreMotives | Google tablet

iPad 3: New iPad 32GB, 4G version cost 9% more to produce. Retina display-friendly apps for the iPad. New iPad   [...]

Top News: More privacy probes for Google | iPad 3 is here | Cloud computing economics

Privacy: Google the subject of new privacy probes in U.S. and Europe. E-Commerce: Groupon UK told to clean up after record complaints. Mobile Computing:   [...]

Top News: Google refreshes search | SEO scholars program | iPad 3 pros and cons

Search: Google gives search a refresh. SEO Scholars education program getting results. Mobile Computing: New iPad: A   [...]

Closing Bell: Google+ mobile gets refresh | Apple subpoenaed | Intel and pay TV

Mobile Computing: Google+ mobile site gets UI refresh, now more like its app siblings. iPad mini coming later this year, Samsung exec says. Legal/Regulatory: Apple said to be   [...]

Top News: Twitter buys Posterous | SXSW | E-texbook revolution

Social Media: Twitter buys Posterous (So you'd better move your content to Tumblr ASAP). Facebook risks annoying users with push into mobile ads. SXSW: As SXSW   [...]

Closing Bell: March Madness app | Yahoo sues Facebook | Amazon sells 2M Kindle Singles

Legal/Regulatory: Yahoo sues Facebook for patent infringement. Publishing: Amazon has sold over 2M Kindle Singles. Gaming: Official NCAA March Madness app   [...]

Top News: Privacy talk at SXSW | Apple out of iPads | CNN to acquire Mashable?

SXSW: At CNET's SXSW 'big data' panel, sparks fly over privacy. Mobile Computing: Apple runs out of new iPads for Friday delivery. Nokia likely to   [...]

Closing Bell: Weak growth in PCs | Apple downplays Kindle threat | Instagram

iPad 3: Apple wants iPad to be the Kleenex of tablets. Mobile Computing: Weak growth seen in PC shipments this year: Gartner. Legal/Regulatory:   [...]

Top News: iPad 3 | iWallet patent | Eye-controlled games

iPad 3: Apple's New iPad: 6 key features. Apple upgrades iPad with modest changes. New iPad's lack of a new name leaves Apple enthu  [...]

Top News: More about iPad 3 | Disney on YouTube | New tech coverage at Bloomberg

Mobile Computing: iPad 3 will have 4G LTE networking. Super-sized Android apps can reach 4GB. Convergence: Disney Channel content hits YouTube.   [...]

Top News: Google Wallet Expands | Zynga platform | Facebook seesk larger credit line

Mobile Payments: Google: Wallet expanding to 10 more Sprint devices this year. Gaming: Zynga and the perils of becoming a platform. Search: Is SEO really SEO   [...]

Closing Bell: Google currency | iPad 3 March 7 event confirmed | Google privacy

Mobile Computing: From Mobile World Congress, attack of the super phones. Apple confirms March 7 iPad 3 event. Social Media: Google once   [...]

Google's Privacy Policy Change Is Almost Here. Will Users Revolt?

March 1 is almost here and so far, nothing, not a court filing, not an appeal of that court filing, not the combined wrath of 36 state attorneys generals has gotten Google to change its mind about its privacy policy. More than likely, nothing will. Under the change, which Google first announced about six weeks ago, information about any user signed into any Google account will be combined in a single database. So when someone who downloads a particular app onto her Android phone may be shown ad  [...]

Lawyers Take Aim at Facebook Credits

Law firm Newman| Duwors, headed by attorneys Derek Newman and Brian Strange, are looking into whether Facebook's virtual-currency system, Facebook Credits, may be in violation of U.S. antitrust laws. They argue that tying two products together—that is, forcing users of its online gaming platform to use only Facebook Credits† [...]