No. 2 cell-phone maker Motorola awarded the digital and relationship marketing portion of its global account, estimated $100 million, to FCBi, part of Interpublic Group' Foote Cone & Belding, AdAge reports. The switch is the third this year by Motorola...
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Internet Retailer writes that the majority of U.S. web merchants are only in compliance with roughly 30 percent of joint standards for consumer data storage protection, as the June 30 implementation deadline set by MasterCard and Visa fast approaches, according...
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Spyware in and of itself may not be illegal, but inadequate notice to users by distributors of such software may constitute deceptive advertising, Lydia Parnes, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, told a spyware conference in...
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Some 74 percent of U.S. adults go online, and more than half of those use broadband at home, according to a Harris Interactive survey released Thursday, InternetWeek reports. Fifty-four percent of online adults said they accessed the internet over broadband...
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FindWhat.com Inc. said Thursday that a judge declared a mistrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict in its long-simmering patent dispute with Yahoo's Overture division (now Yahoo Search Marketing), the AP reported. The jury had found that...
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To reach young listeners with risque marketing messages while avoiding FCC decency rules, condom maker Durex has purchased product placement advertising in podcasts, reports AdAge. Durex last month launched a brand integration campaign featuring unscripted X-rated banter on the "The...
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The Federal Trade Commission published a 30-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on Wednesday, proposing a series of new Can-Spam regulations, reports BtoB Online. The regulations cover, inter alia, the definition of "sender" and what to do...
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Hoping to create a first-class mobile web browsing experience, the massive World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has promised to focus on making internet browsing from handheld devices more convenient, reports E-Commerce Times. The effort has far-reaching implications, with the...
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E-commerce solution provider NeWave announced an agreement with Custom Switching Technology Inc. (CSTI) to develop a "Click-to-Talk" communication system for NeWave subsidiary OnlineSupplier.com. The CSTI technology would enable customers to enter their phone number online and connect via telephone with...
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IBM is encouraging employees to use Firefox, already the browser of choice for some 10 percent of IBM's staff - or about 30,000 people - writes CNET. Starting today, IBM workers can download the browser from internal servers and get...
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Under legislation introduced by Democrats in Australia, those convicted of installing spyware or cookies on computers without permission would face imprisonment of up to two years, reports CNET. A Democrat spokesman said the Spyware Bill 2005 was not designed to...
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On average only 14 percent of European online consumers who are aware of alternative payment systems have used it, according to a recent report from Forrester Research, writes Internet Retailer. In a poll of consumers in France, Germany, Italy, Spain...
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